Pamela Kokoszka

London

UK Correspondent at Investment & Pensions Europe

UK correspondent for @IPEnews

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Articles

Cancer Research UK pension fund in £280m buy-in with Standard Life

1 week ago | ipe.com | Pamela Kokoszka

The Cancer Research UK Pension Scheme has concluded a £280m (€330m) buy-in with Standard Life, covering 2,800 members. The deal, which concluded in March 2025, saw the trustee and Cancer Research UK collaborate closely with Standard Life to meet the fund’s de-risking objectives and secure this buy-in through a “bespoke” offering. Mercer acted as the lead transaction adviser to the trustee, with investment advice from LCP and legal advice from Sackers.
Brunel Pension Partnership exceeds pooling aims as it explores options

1 week ago | ipe.com | Pamela Kokoszka

Brunel Pension Partnership has claimed it has “exceeded” the initial aims of pooling, and it exploring other options after the UK government’s invitation for the pool’s partner funds to seek an alternative pooling arrangement.
Bulk purchase annuity transactions hit record number in 2024

1 week ago | ipe.com | Pamela Kokoszka

An analysis of insurer results shows that while buy-in and buyout volumes in 2024 were the second highest on record at £47.8bn (€56bn), the number of transactions reached a record level last year with 298 transactions completed. This is an increase of over 30% on last year’s number (2023: 227), with the biggest growth experienced in the second half of the year where over 160 transactions were completed, and £32.5bn of business was written, according to a report by Aon.
LGPS Central launches stewardship service to ease governance burden

1 week ago | ipe.com | Pamela Kokoszka

LGPS Central has launched a “first of its kind” stewardship service in the UK to ease the governance burden on partner funds and ensure all shares under the pool management are voted on in the same way. The launch of the initiative follows the new £11bn (€13bn) oversight and stewardship mandate announced by the investment pool in January 2025. The service will cover more than 2,500 companies each year across 15 equity funds, with assets under management of approximately £8.8bn.
BPA transactions hit record number in 2024

1 week ago | ipe.com | Pamela Kokoszka

An analysis of insurer results shows that while buy-in and buyout volumes in 2024 were the second highest on record at £47.8bn (€56bn), the number of transactions reached a record level last year with 298 transactions completed. This is an increase of over 30% on last year’s number (2023: 227), with the biggest growth experienced in the second half of the year where over 160 transactions were completed, and £32.5bn of business was written, according to a report by Aon.
UK pension funds brace for surge in member enquiries as dashboard rollout begins

2 weeks ago | ipe.com | Pamela Kokoszka

The increased volume of enquiries for administrators and pension providers has been branded the biggest challenge anticipated by pension schemes as a result of the upcoming Pensions Dashboard launch in the UK. The Pensions Dashboard went live on 30 April for the first cohort of pensions providers and schemes. The connection process is expected to be staggered, with all schemes and providers required to be connected by 31 October 2026. The user testing is expected to commence in summer 2025.
UK government confirms multi-employer CDC regulation for autumn

2 weeks ago | ipe.com | Pamela Kokoszka

UK pensions minister Torsten Bell has confirmed that regulations allowing for multi-employer collective defined contribution (CDC) pension funds will be laid in the autumn of 2025. According to the minister, “several organisations are actively looking to set up an unconnected multiple CDC scheme” at the moment, he said while at speaking at an LCP conference in London yesterday.
People’s Partnership builds in-house capability to lead private markets drive

2 weeks ago | ipe.com | Pamela Kokoszka

The People’s Partnership is building on its in-house capability with a couple of hires in order to push its private markets investment plan, while delivering value for members. In a latest move, the master trust has appointed two new co-heads of real assets to lead its drive into private markets, which will include significant investment in the UK, it said in a statement today.
Scottish Widows set to launch open-architecture Long Term Asset Fund

2 weeks ago | ipe.com | Pamela Kokoszka

Scottish Widows is set to launch an open-architecture Long Term Asset Fund (LTAF) later this year, pending regulatory approval, as part of its ongoing commitment to providing innovative investment solutions for its customers. The open-architecture LTAF, sponsored by Scottish Widows and operated by an appointed full-scope Alternative Investment Fund manager (AIFM), comes with greater control, flexibility, consistency of governance and valuation methodology.
UK regulator prepares trustees for first valuations under new DB funding code

2 weeks ago | ipe.com | Pamela Kokoszka

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) in the UK expects most pension funds to shift their focus from deficit recovery to endgame planning, with most defined benefit (DB) schemes being in surplus. According to TPR’s Annual Funding Statement, just over half of UK pension funds (54%) are in surplus on a buyout basis, rising to 76% on a low dependency basis and 85% on a technical provision basis.