How the GHG scheme learned from one crisis to complete a buy-in during another

James Phillips
clock • 19 min read

Twelve years after its funding level was hit severely by the global financial crisis, the GHG pension scheme completed a £150m buy-in amid the Covid-19 economic chaos. James Phillips speaks to the key players about the journey.

A dozen years ago the General Healthcare Group (GHG) pension scheme had been hammered hard. The global financial crisis had knocked its funding level back to less than 70%, and its sponsor, BMI Hea...

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