Shrinking bond spreads push up buy-in costs

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The chance for schemes to exchange gilts for buy-ins at attractive prices is receding as the spread between gilts and corporate bonds contracts, warns Aon Hewitt.

The consultancy's bulk annuity market update for the third quarter warned it is now more difficult for schemes to de-risk and improve returns at the same time than it was earlier in the year. Ao...

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