Heading for the endgame: Half of £1bn-plus DB schemes remain open

Kim Kaveh
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A Barnett Waddingham survey highlights the continued decline in DB schemes. Kim Kaveh looks at the data.

As the pensions industry's focus shifts to the endgame for defined benefit (DB) pensions, the largest schemes will be leading the way in developing innovative strategies to manage the final chapter...

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