Schemes 'need patience' on bulk annuities as 2019 'queue' forms

James Phillips
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The pension insurance market could be set for another record-breaking next year as schemes are already "in the queue" for deals at the start of next year, says Hymans Robertson.

Total buy-in and buyout volumes are expected to surge past the £21bn figure that this year's volumes are expected to end up at, according to the consultancy's head of risk transfer James Mullins. ...

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