Proportion of DB schemes targeting buyout trebles in past five years

Jonathan Stapleton
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The number of DB pension scheme trustees targeting a buyout with an insurer has increased significantly in the past five years, latest research from Willis Towers Watson shows.

The consultant's end game research - which polled over 150 trustees and scheme managers in April - found a third (32%) of schemes are targeting buyout outright, with a further 5% aiming to run the ...

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