Self-sufficiency falls in popularity as long-term objective

James Phillips
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Fewer pension schemes are targeting self-sufficiency as their long-term objective while bulk annuity pricing improves and the consolidation market opens up.

Just under half (49%) of schemes are now targeting buyout, compared to just 15% four years ago, according to a Hymans Robertson survey of 100 defined benefit (DB) scheme trustees, while the proport...

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