One in four schemes will see no deficit improvement by 2036

Stephanie Baxter
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A quarter of schemes may see no improvement in deficits in 20 years because many are still not integrating long-term covenant risk, according to research.

In a new report, Hymans Robertson warned only one in three defined benefit (DB) schemes would reach buyout funding by 2036. The findings are based on its first UK DB index, powered by 3D analyti...

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