DB schemes 'could save up to £30bn' through access to more timely data

Hymans Robertson has launched an analytics service to give trustees access to more accurate and timely funding and risk data, to address issues from relying on out-of-date information.
It will allow trustees to access ‘on demand' valuations that give a different approach to funding and risk management based on detailed, accurate, and timely data. It comes on the back of an increased...
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