Spar Pension Fund bags £11m buy-in with Just Group

Transaction secured through preparatory work carried out by the scheme’s trustees

Martin Richmond
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Spar Pension Fund bags £11m buy-in with Just Group

The Spar (UK) Limited Pension Fund has completed an £11m buy-in with Just Group.

The transaction for the scheme, sponsored by convenience store retailer Spar UK, has fully secured the benefits of all the scheme's members, which has over 2,300 stores. The scheme said the deal...

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