pension fund News

Post-Brexit Market Rout Deepens UK Corporate Pension Deficits

Record low gilt yields following Britain’s vote to leave the European Union are deepening UK pension deficits, worsening a headache for domestic companies which may be called upon to help fill the gap. Several years of ultra-low British interest rates …

Aon Signs $1.3B Pension ‘De-Risking’ Deal with UK’s Pension Insurance Corp.

Pension Insurance Corp. agreed to insure 900 million pounds ($1.3 billion) of Aon Plc’s Retirement Plan in the U.K. as the world’s second-largest insurance broker seeks to reduce risk. The agreement with Aon covers the majority of the pension fund’s …

Rating Agencies Win Dismissal of Ohio Funds Lawsuit

The three major credit-rating agencies won the dismissal of a lawsuit alleging that five Ohio pension funds lost hundreds of millions of dollars on risky mortgage debt because they relied on flawed ratings that made the debt appear safe. U.S. …