Can a scheme's endgame be to simply run on?

Sonya Fraser considers whether trustees are still aiming for the ‘gold standard’ – a buyout

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Sonya Fraser

Notwithstanding the current economic climate, an increasing number of schemes seem to be finding themselves with a healthy funding position and the timeframe closing at some speed to being in a position to fully buyout.

This means that trustees and employers of those schemes are needing to quickly focus and take stock of their target endgame. Historically, full buyout of scheme benefits with an insurer has been...

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