Transfer values hit all-time high in July
Transfer values hit a new high in July 2016, as gilt yields fell to a record low, according to Xafinity.
The firm's transfer value index reported the size of defined benefit (DB) transfer values hit £227,500, which was a record high, in the week beginning 8 July. At the end of July, the predicted transfer...
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