Continued stable DB funding prompts re-evaluation of endgame strategies

PwC research says it is ‘critical’ for schemes to assess full range of options for their endgame

Martin Richmond
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Continued stable DB funding prompts re-evaluation of endgame strategies

Continuously stable defined benefit (DB) scheme funding levels are encouraging schemes to increasingly reconsider their desired endgame strategies, analysis by PwC shows.

The latest data from the firm's Buyout Index, which tracks the position of the UK's DB schemes against an estimated cost of an insurance buyout, revealed the schemes' funding levels continued to sh...

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