'Bulldog' regulator in Brexit world may see trustees push harder for cash

James Phillips
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The combined force of a more heavy-handed regulator and market conditions in a post-Brexit world will cause some defined benefit (DB) trustees to put greater demands on their scheme sponsor, Barnett Waddingham predicts.

The push will be particularly heightened in industries where there is a strong belief that Brexit will significantly negatively impact a sponsor's covenant, the consultancy added. Speaking at th...

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