Archive

  • Chart of the Week: The UK Matching Adjustment reveals its full value

    17 April 2026

    Solvency II, then Solvency UK, have delivered a £720.6bn capital benefit to UK lifers

  • Matching adjustment: A near-£1trn weight off UK lifers' backs since 2016

    16 April 2026

    The £78.8bn capital relief in 2025 was not the highest annual total since 2016

  • Last year's MA capital relief surpasses alleviation for UK life firms in 2024

    15 April 2026

    In past three years MA delivered £235bn of benefits to UK industry

  • Canada Life completes £30m buy-in with Phoenix Medical Supplies

    26 March 2026

    Secures benefits for 145 pensioners and 80 deferred members

  • Irish Life and Canada Life invest in private markets transition fund

    11 March 2026

    Insurers and Ireland Strategic Investment Fund back TirNua's Irish investment vehicle

  • Canada Life completes £80m buy-in deal with Safeway Pension Scheme

    02 March 2026

    Insures benefits of 350 deferred members and 1,450 pensioners

  • Canada Life AM provides £129m real estate loan

    26 January 2026

    Completes deal with Cortland on Manchester BTR development

  • Canada Life ends year with £189m buy-in

    26 December 2025

    Securing benefits of 1,700 scheme members

  • Canada Life completes £330m buy-in with Comet pension scheme

    10 December 2025

    Securing benefits of 4,500 scheme members

  • BoE rate hold unsurprising, sets stage for December cut

    06 November 2025

    Investors now turn attention to December MPC meeting