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Hymans Robertson’s Michael Abramson urges schemes to review illiquid asset holdings

This year set to be one of the biggest on record for bulk annuities and longevity swaps

Proposed changes designed to allow schemes to test bulk annuity market

We discuss how schemes can navigate a thorny investment landscape – and prepare themselves for buyout

As the philosophy lesson goes, if you fill a jar to the brim with golf balls, it is full, right? 

In line with recent years, 2022 is expected to be a tale of two halves for the bulk annuity market as we expect to see more pension scheme risk transferred to insurers in the second half of 2022 than the £12bn volume to 30 June 2022.

Schemes told to address data, governance, and investment strategy to secure de-risking terms

Aon’s Gemma Cowan and Jamil Merali discuss the importance of considering members in the run up to buyout and whether a trustee’s obligations end when a scheme is bought out.

Improved DB funding and rising interest rates increased bulk annuity deals by 50% in H1

Schemes should evaluate six key factors ahead of a potential buy-in or buyout transaction