Industry rejects concerns over DB return assumptions

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Trustees and pension professionals have defended the investment returns targeted by defined benefit (DB) schemes in research carried out by PP.

Just 14% of contributors said they had experience of schemes trying to ‘shoot the lights out'. The majority of respondents said DB schemes were not aiming for unrealistic returns with 63% saying th...

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