Most DB members open to run-on, Hymans Robertson finds

Firm says trustees should promote open communication to address any concerns

Jasmine Urquhart
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Most DB members open to run-on, Hymans Robertson finds

Most (58%) members of defined benefit (DB) schemes are open to their scheme running on, Hymans Robertson has found.

The firm's ‘Excellence in Endgames' paper, which looked at responses from 1,002 UK DB members, found while most members were open to their scheme running on, a third (32%) were uncomfortable with r...

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