Mixed opinions on whether insurance buyout is 'gold standard' for endgame

PP survey finds no industry consensus on the optimum endgame solution

Martin Richmond
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Mixed opinions on whether insurance buyout is 'gold standard' for endgame

There is no clear industry agreement as to whether buyout with an insurer is the “gold standard” option for defined benefit schemes’ endgame, a Professional Pensions poll finds.

The results of last week's Pensions Buzz survey showed 47% of respondents said insurance buyout was the ideal endgame solution, compared to 38% who disagreed. The remaining 15% said they did not kn...

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