'Fashionable' buy-ins delaying journey to buyout

James Phillips
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Pension schemes could be accidentally pushing themselves further from their endgame by agreeing “fashionable” buy-ins with insurers.

Speaking at a panel discussion this morning (25 September), Redington director of investment consulting Mette Hansen said the illiquid nature of buy-in assets reduces the potential returns for a sc...

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