Nine-year endgame target feasible for DB schemes

Average time to buyout for FTSE 350 schemes fell by nine months over March

Hope William-Smith
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Nine-year endgame target feasible for DB schemes

The average FTSE 350 defined benefit (DB) scheme should currently be positioned to reach its endgame target in nine years and nine months, Barnett Waddingham says.

The consultancy's DB end gauge analysis for March showed a drop of nine months in the time expected to reach endgame following a six-month rise recorded in the first two months of the year. The ...

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