DB schemes shun de-risking in 2016

James Phillips
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Sponsoring employers are being too cautious amid low interest rates and missing out on advantageous de-risking opportunities, according to analysis by JLT Employee Benefits.

Buy-in and buyout transactions are being delayed while companies await higher yields on gilts.  In the firm's latest buyout market watch report, it predicts de-risking transactions this year wil...

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