'Massive' queue of schemes looking to buyout, Hymans says

Industry panel says growth in market has led to an increase in schemes looking to buyout

Martin Richmond
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Hymans Robertson's Lara Desay, Michael Abramson and James Mullins
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Hymans Robertson's Lara Desay, Michael Abramson and James Mullins

Growth in the pensions risk transfer (PRT) market has led to a “massive queue” of defined benefit schemes looking to transition from buy-in to buyout, industry experts say.

Speaking yesterday (27 March) at Hymans Robertson's 2025 Pensions and Retirement Conference in London, partner and head of risk transfer Lara Desay said the PRT market had seen the "most evolution"...

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