88% of DB schemes admit to having no endgame strategy

Research found nearly 88% of corporates lack a strategy with clear and structured timelines

Martin Richmond
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Bowman: "The many options could be causing confusion for sponsors and they might be 'sleep walking' down an endgame path"
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Bowman: "The many options could be causing confusion for sponsors and they might be 'sleep walking' down an endgame path"

The majority of corporate defined benefit (DB) schemes do not have a sufficient endgame strategy in place, according to research by Hymans Robertson.

In a poll conducted during a recent webinar, the consultancy found 87.8% of corporates lacked an endgame strategy which had unequivocal timeframes for key decisions, which would result in buyout de...

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