Partner Insight: Active Run-on

A New Endgame Strategy for Defined Benefit Schemes

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Partner Insight: Active Run-on

Active run-on is the strategy of operating a well-funded pension scheme with the explicit intent of building up surplus assets, then using that surplus to benefit the key stakeholders of the scheme; the members and sponsor.

There are many ways that members can benefit from active run-on. In some cases, simply running on (and not buying out) will allow members to continue to have access to valuable benefits and options that can otherwise be challenging and / or expensive to insure.

Read further how active run-on can be incorporated into your schemes endgame strategy to allow you to continue to run your pension scheme in a highly secure, low risk way whilst explicitly aiming to generate surplus over time.  Brought to you by Professional Pensions in association with Aon. By clicking "Read Report" you agree to the data protection statement below.

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