How many schemes does the industry expect to honour all their promises?

Michael Klimes
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The majority of people that work in pension schemes expect at least four in five defined benefit (DB) funds to meet all of their obligations in full, according to research from PP.

Half of the 135 respondents to this week's Pensions Buzz said 80-99% of schemes would pay out all the pensions they had promised, while one in nine said all schemes would come good. But four in ...

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