buyout
Risk Reduction
Chris DeMarco explains why the Covid-19 has increased opportunities for schemes to de-risk via bulk annuities.
01 June 2020
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4 min read
Risk Reduction
Keen insurer pricing and streamlined services will lead to a surge in demand from smaller schemes to undertake bulk annuity transactions, Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP) predicts.
29 May 2020
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2 min read
Risk Reduction
With bulk annuity markets becoming increasingly busy before Covid-19, James Geer looks at what steps trustees can take to improve their chances of transacting.
29 May 2020
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4 min read
Risk Reduction
Size is important to make a bulk annuity deal stand out, but it is not the only factor, writes Gill Wadsworth.
23 April 2020
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6 min read
Risk Reduction
Around £25bn of buy-ins and buyouts are set to be transacted this year despite the Covid-19 challenges, according to Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP).
17 April 2020
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2 min read
Risk Reduction
The fall in pricing of credit assets due to Covid-19 has made bulk annuities more affordable for schemes with significant gilt holdings, according to XPS Pensions.
25 March 2020
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1 min read
Risk Reduction
Another £1.2bn of defined benefit (DB) scheme liabilities were insured by Just Group last year, according to its preliminary full-year results.
12 March 2020
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1 min read
Risk Reduction
Nimble footwork enables small schemes to compete with the big boys in the buyout market, says Stephanie Hawthorne.
12 March 2020
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8 min read
Risk Reduction
Scottish Widows completed five bulk annuity transactions in 2019, with liabilities insured exceeding £2bn.
21 February 2020
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1 min read
Risk Reduction
The trustees of the £3bn Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund (MNOPF) have secured £1.6bn of members’ pension benefits through a buy-in transaction with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC).
10 February 2020
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4 min read
