Defined Benefit

Journey booked. Destination: Buyout. What next?

Analysis finds FTSE 350 DB schemes’ time to buyout has dropped to 4.7 years

Reduction in surplus primarily the result of £39m net remeasurement loss

Conflict of interest could lead to a sub-optimal service for DB schemes and their members

Increase in surplus a result of bond yield increase and a fall in inflation expectations

Correspondence comes as part of WPC’s inquiry into liability-driven investment

Majority of Buzz respondents say buyout is their preferred route to endgame

SCAPE discount rate reductions will have a major impact on the cost of public pensions

Scheme deficits reduced by £4.5bn according to latest figures from the PPF 7800 Index