Only a third of schemes have formal de-risking journeys

James Phillips
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More than half (55%) of defined benefit (DB) schemes are now cashflow negative, yet many do not have formal de-risking plans, according to research.

The figure is up 13 percentage points from last year, while almost all (85%) of the remaining 45% of schemes will also be cashflow negative by 2027. Just over two in five (43%) of these schemes wil...

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