Market volatility still main barrier to endgame

Standard Life finds half of DB trustees also think funding code and trapped surplus are barriers

Jasmine Urquhart
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Market volatility still main barrier to endgame

Market volatility is still seen as the key barrier to endgame for defined benefit (DB) trustees, a survey from Standard Life has found.

The firm's survey of 50 DB trustees found a 46% see market volatility as the main barrier to approaching endgame, while a similar percentage thought The Pensions Regulator's DB Funding Code, trappe...

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