Broadcasting Support Services scheme completes £6m PPF+ buyout with Aviva

First Actuarial and BESTrustees worked together with insurer to help secure benefits of 59 members

Jonathan Stapleton
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Ann Rigby: This is a great result for the scheme members
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Ann Rigby: This is a great result for the scheme members

The Broadcasting Support Services Pension Scheme has completed a £6m buyout, securing benefits for 59 members with Aviva.

In the almost a decade since the sponsoring employer went into liquidation, the scheme entered Pension Protection Fund (PPF) assessment, coming out of it when the scheme's assets were found to be m...

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