Longevity swap assessment should start from accounting basis

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Using prudent assumptions to assess longevity swaps on an accounting basis could mean schemes are paying "over the odds" for certainty, Club Vita says.

Longevity consultant Andrew Gaches said a prudent funding basis is fundamentally the wrong place to start when assessing the cost because schemes risk giving away hard fought-for margins in their r...

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