Thousands of DB schemes will run until 2035, say pension professionals

Poll of 400 industry professionals reveals changing outlook for the sector

Alex Levy
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Maria Keen: The future is unlikely to be simply about consolidation and wind-up
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Maria Keen: The future is unlikely to be simply about consolidation and wind-up

More than 2,000 of the 5,000 existing private sector defined benefit (DB) schemes will still be in existence in 2035, according to a poll by the Society of Pension Professionals (SPP).

During a webinar on the DB market, nearly 400 attendees were asked approximately how many UK private sector DB schemes they thought there would be in 2035, with 70% predicting that there would be 2...

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