Schemes urged to 'tackle the tough questions' when deciding endgame strategy

LCP urges stakeholders to ‘grasp the nettle’ to avoid ‘sleepwalking’ into endgame strategy

Jonathan Stapleton
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Michelle Wright: At times, endgame strategy can seem like a polarising topic
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Michelle Wright: At times, endgame strategy can seem like a polarising topic

Sponsors and trustees must embrace questions around fiduciary duties and member perspectives, as well as fully balance the risks of what could go wrong against the potential rewards of any particular strategy when discussing endgame, LCP says.

In a panel session at its annual defined benefit conference last week, LCP partners Michelle Wright, Myles Pink, and Jonathan Griffith explained that, while endgame could polarise views, it was imp...

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