Cost of longevity risk rockets amid record low yields

Kristian Brunt-Seymour
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The cost of longevity risk for defined benefit (DB) schemes has increased by 50% in the past 12 years due to falling long-term interest rates.

Analysis by Hymans Robertson reveals how low real gilt yields of close to -1.5% per annum had significantly magnified the impact of longevity risk. This has been worsened by the UK's decision to...

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