DB risk reporting not up to scratch
The majority of scheme managers and trustees are dissatisfied with the quality of reporting and analysis available to manage pension risk, a PensionsFirst poll reveals.
Some 68% of 135 respondents - polled at the Professional Pensions Show last year - said the reporting and analysis currently available for defined benefit schemes does not enable effective risk management...
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