US buyout groups consider joining thriving market for UK corporate pension deals
Rising gilt yields have led to improvements in scheme funding levels
Chief of life insurer PIC warns superfund proposals could hit scheme protections
£18bn of pensions promises expected to be transferred to insurers this year
Deal comes despite threat of new competitors undercutting insurers
Energy supplier part of growing trend to offload responsibility of final salary plans
Bumper year in prospect as more companies enter buy-in and buyout deals with insurers
Hedge funds and insurance companies are building council houses in a search for yield
Legal & General and Pension Insurance Corporation seal big investments in UK
Insurer founded by Edmund Truell looks to raise £500m to pursue further such acquisitions
European Commission asset management division head Tilman Lueder moving to EC securities market unit
Pensions insurer shrugs off the heightened competition since the industry overhaul
Members of workplace schemes need to be aware of the pitfalls
Pension funds increasingly see social housing as an interesting source of returns
Pension Insurance Corporation has turned down a number of potential investments in Scotland
Poor information could hamper DB schemes
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