DB schemes hunt for fairer endgame strategies

Hope William-Smith
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Defined benefit (DB) pension schemes are looking for untraditional ways to build endgame strategies in order to better balance member and employer needs, the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) has found.

In a report, Approaching the endgame: The future of DB pension schemes in the UK, published today (29 October), the PPI found that most private sector DB schemes are now considering alternative pat...

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