A second defined benefit superfund could enter the pensions risk transfer market in 2025, a retirement savings consultancy said on Thursday as it predicted another bumper year ahead for transactions.
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New Superfund Expected In 2025 Pension Deals Market

By Martin Croucher

A second defined benefit superfund could enter the pensions risk transfer market in 2025, a retirement savings consultancy said on Thursday as it predicted another bumper year ahead for transactions.

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Elite Law Denies Fault In Lender's £1.9M Loan Fraud Case

By Jamie Lennox

An English firm of solicitors has denied a claim that it cost a lender £1.9 million ($2.4 million) by failing to spot that the borrower of a property loan was allegedly a fraudster, telling a London court that it was not obliged to verify his identity.

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Global Insurance Prices Dip For First Time Since 2017

By Martin Croucher

Insurance prices for businesses globally fell by 0.9% last year, the first decrease after seven years of rate hikes and a possible sign of a market turn, Howden said Thursday.

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POLICY & REGULATION

EU's 1st Financial Regulation Deal With Japan In Force

By Alex Davidson

The European Union said that a first-ever agreement with Japan designed to improve regulation in banking and other financial services and to combat money laundering has come into force.

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DEALS

Legal Expenses Insurer Restructures After DAS Acquisition

By Joel Poultney

British insurer ARAG PLC said Thursday it has now fully integrated DAS UK, the legal protection insurer that it bought a year ago amid a broader restructuring of the company's operations.

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