Tag Archives: BPA
Will insurer’s share prices recover- now gilt yields make buy-out easier?
I’m not sure I agree with Gordon Aitken here. Insurers may be more competitive with bulk annuity purchases but will DB pension schemes want to sell up, now they find themselves even more in surplus? Business Conditions are not always … Continue reading
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Tagged ABI, BPA, CDC, dc, gilt prices, Gilt yields, gilts, Insurers
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L&G – another target for American private equity firms?
L&G is generally considered Britain’s number one life insurer. This is down to it’s numbers, these are last year’s Bulk Purchase Annuities league table It worries the FT that the life company with the largest insured master trust, the insurance … Continue reading
Not that much “reassurance” about shifting my pension to an insurer.
I am not surprised that , ahead of publishing the numbers of the 11 insurers n the UK annuity market, the PRA has reassured us that none are currently in trouble or likely to be trouble from the risks we … Continue reading
A jolly walk around the bulk annuity garden.
Andy Smith It is good to get further interpretation of the FCA’s recent research into bulk purchased annuities. This from Andy Smith of Barnett Waddingham. Bulk annuity transaction sizes have changed dramatically in recent years, with the real growth story … Continue reading
Insurers mobbed by small DB plans; – but £bn + business is drying up
Thanks to Martin Richmond of Professional Pensions and Charlie Finch of LCP for giving us a heads up on the shift towards insurance in 2025. Bulk Purchase Annuities are being exchanged for the assets of small DB pension plans but … Continue reading
How Honda lost £500M (and Aga didn’t) in a few easy steps!
Next Tuesday morning , William McGrath and Con Keating will tell us of a Pension Scheme Comparison. You can familiarise yourself with the comparison between The Aga Rangemaster pension scheme and the Honda pension scheme by reading this recent blog … Continue reading
How to lose £500M in a few easy steps!
Next Tuesday morning , William McGrath and Con Keating will tell us of a Pension Scheme Comparison. You can familiarise yourself with the comparison between The Aga Rangemaster pension scheme and the Honda pension scheme by reading this recent blog … Continue reading
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Tagged Aga, BPA, Con Keating, Honda, LDI, Pensions, William McGrath
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Doubt cast over ownership credentials of US insurer buying-out UK pensions
Apollo Exposed: Athene Stories reinforce concern either side of the Atlantic about private equity taking over insurers on a dubious basis. We know the outcome in terms of UK Pensions; PIC and Just have recently been bought into by US … Continue reading