Trustees of closed schemes face covenant problems

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Trustees of closed DB schemes should investigate de-risking quickly as sponsor willingness to support the plan will diminish over time, MetLife Assurance says.

The buyout provider said ongoing economic recovery would not spur employers to reconsider their position on DB and the scheme's use as a staff retention tool would quickly become non-existent. I...

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