'Healthy' demand for bulk annuity transactions despite volatility, Isio says

Consultancy says market has seen ‘strong momentum’ despite uncertainty caused by US tariffs

Martin Richmond
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'Healthy' demand for bulk annuity transactions despite volatility, Isio says

The first quarter of the year saw “healthy” demand from defined benefit (DB) schemes looking to conduct a bulk annuity transaction despite ongoing market volatility, Isio has said.

The consultancy said its risk settlement business had seen substantial growth in recent months and noted it had advised on 15 transactions so far this year in collaboration with its K3 team, after ...

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