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DB transfer values have fallen to their lowest level for a year, according to data from XPS Group.  The group transfer value index fell by almost 2 per cent during October this year,...

M&G has launched the first bulk purchase annuity to give the sponsor potential investment returns while at the same time securing members' benefits. The provider's Value Share Bulk Purchase Annuity (“BPA”) proposition...

There has been modest growth in the UK’s fiduciary management market, with AUMs increasing by 20 per cent in 2024 according to Isio. In its latest annual FM survey, Isio says this...

Standard Life has appointed Alexa Mitterhuber to its DB de-risking team as director of defined benefits solutions.  Mitterhuber joins from M&G where she specialised in corporate risk solutions following M&G’s re-entry into...

DC members could see their retirement pots increase by up to 40 per cent if employers use DB scheme surpluses to boost DC pension contributions, according to new research from Van Lanschot...

DB pension surpluses rose to a record level in October according to new data from XPS Group.  Its analysis shows that at the end of October schemes had assets totalling £1,452bn and...

Improved scheme funding levels have helped WTW secure five new UK defined benefit (DB) investment advisory appointments in the past nine months, totalling £30bn in assets.  This covers DB schemes in the...

The combined IAS19 pension surplus for FTSE100 UK pension schemes rose to around £65bn from £60bn as of 31st October 2024, according to LCP’s Pensions Explorer. LCP says this funding position and...

TPT Investment Management (TPTIM), part of TPT Retirement Solutions, has launched a new Liability Driven Investment (LDI) solution for UK defined benefit pension schemes, in partnership with Insight Investment. The solution supports...

Standard Life has secured benefits for 2,200 members by completing £250 million in bulk purchase annuity transactions for the Apollo Pension and Life Assurance Plan and the Halma Group Pension Plan. The...