legal and general

The government is making it easier for well-funded DB schemes to release surplus, when ‘safe to do so’, and trustees will need to set out their proposed approach to surplus extraction as part of their statement of strategy. As we weigh up this crucial issue of ‘safety’, let’s look to the insurance market to consider how DB schemes might run on and extract surplus for now, while preparing to pivot to buyout if needed.

Part 1: Structure, diversity and scalability

Schemes resilient but may need to prepare for changing world order going forward

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We believe using direct contribution (DC) pension fund investments to help tackle the UK’s housing shortage could be the way to the hearts of retirement savers when it comes to helping them understand – and maybe even embrace – the concept of looking...