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UBS pension plan agrees £1.7bn buy-in with L&G
+8.2 strongly positive
Outlets report the UBS (UK) pension plan completed a £1.7bn buy-in with L&G, the largest pension risk transfer of 2026 so far.
How each outlet covered it
| Outlet | Headlines | Tone |
|---|---|---|
| Bloomberg | 2 | +9.2 |
| MarketScreener | 2 | +7.9 |
| AD HOC NEWS | 2 | +6.7 |
| Chief Investment Officer | 1 | +10.0 |
| Reinsurance News | 1 | +9.2 |
| Pensions Expert | 1 | +9.2 |
| Legal & General Group | 1 | +9.2 |
| Corporate Adviser | 1 | +9.2 |
| London Daily News | 1 | +8.3 |
| Investment & Pensions Europe | 1 | +8.3 |
| Professional Pensions | 1 | +8.3 |
| Pensions & Investments | 1 | +8.3 |
| Non-Billable | 1 | +7.5 |
| Kalkine Media | 1 | +7.5 |
| Moomoo | 1 | +7.5 |
| Law360 | 1 | +6.7 |
Day by day
Wednesday 21 October 2026
The UBS (UK) Group Pension Plan completed its £1.7bn buy-in with L&G.
- +9.2 L&G and UBS (UK) Group Pension Plan complete £1.7bn buy-in
Completes £1.7bn pension buy-in, strong bulk annuity business win.
Thursday 15 October 2026
Outlets report L&G's £1.7bn buy-in with the UBS pension plan covering over 7,000 members, described as the UK's largest pension risk transfer of 2026, with advisers named.
- +10.0 L&G Snags UK’s Largest PRT Mandate of 2026 With UBS
L&G wins the UK's largest pension risk transfer mandate of 2026. - +9.2 Bulk annuities latest: L&G seals £1.7bn deal with UBS; Royal London insures steel scheme
L&G seals £1.7bn bulk annuity deal with UBS. - +8.3 £1.7bn UBS pension buy-in covers more than 7,000 members
£1.7bn buy-in covering over 7,000 members, L&G the insurer. - +7.5 Four firms land roles on year’s biggest UK pension risk transfer - Non-Billable
L&G among firms on year's biggest UK pension risk transfer. - +5.8 UBS Offloads £1.7 Billion in UK Pension Risk While Bern Weighs a Levy on Its Safety Net - ad-hoc-news.de
UBS pension risk transfer, which L&G is insuring.
Wednesday 14 October 2026
Outlets report the UBS (UK) pension plan completed a £1.7bn buy-in with L&G, the largest pension risk transfer of 2026 so far.
- +9.2 L&G and UBS (UK) Group Pension Plan complete £1.7bn buy-in
L&G's own announcement of £1.7bn buy-in. - +9.2 L&G completes largest pension risk transfer of 2026 in £1.7bn UBS deal
L&G completes largest pension risk transfer of 2026. - +8.3 UBS group pension plan completes £1.7bn buy-in with L&G
L&G wins £1.7bn buy-in. - +8.3 UBS Group Pension Plan agrees £1.7bn buy-in with L&G
UBS plan agrees buy-in with L&G. - +8.3 UBS Agrees £1.7 Billion UK Pension Risk Transfer with L&G
UBS agrees £1.7bn risk transfer with L&G. - +8.3 UBS U.K. completes largest pension risk transfer deal of the year
Largest pension risk transfer of year, L&G the insurer. - +8.3 UBS Closes GBP1.7 Billion Pension Pension Buy-in With Legal & General
L&G closes £1.7bn buy-in. - +7.5 FTSE 100 Insurer Legal & General (LSE:LGEN) Pension Risk Transfer Leadership Puts Retirement Income in Focus
Highlights L&G's leadership in pension risk transfer. - +7.5 Market Chatter: UBS Transfers $2.2 Billion UK Pension Assets to Legal & General
UBS transfers pension assets to L&G. - +7.5 UBS Transfers $2.2 Billion UK Pension Assets to Legal & General
Pension assets transferred to L&G. - +7.5 UBS Offloads £1.7 Billion UK Pension Risk as Credit Suisse Synergies Hit 90% - ad-hoc-news.de
Large UBS pension risk deal with L&G. - +6.7 Sackers Guides UBS Trustee On £1.7B Pension Deal With L&G
Law firm advising on £1.7bn deal with L&G.
Tuesday 13 October 2026
- +10.0 UBS Moves £1.7 Billion UK Pension Assets to L&G in Risk Transfer
UBS moves £1.7bn pension assets to L&G; a sizeable risk transfer win.