Lack of industry consensus over run-on becoming medium-term DB strategy

PP survey finds 49% say run-on could become mainstream strategy for DB schemes over a five-year period

Martin Richmond
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Lack of industry consensus over run-on becoming medium-term DB strategy

There is a lack of industry consensus as to whether run-on will become a mainstream medium-term strategy for defined benefit (DB) schemes, a Professional Pensions poll shows.

The results of a recent Pensions Buzz survey found 49% of respondents said run-on would become a medium-term strategy of around five years for DB schemes, compared to 28% who disagreed and 23% who ...

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