PLSA 2023: DB pensions industry 'working against' productive finance agenda

WTW calls for regulatory change to help provide upside for risk taking in DB schemes

Jonathan Stapleton
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Rash Bhabra: There is little incentive for schemes not to take risk off the table
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Rash Bhabra: There is little incentive for schemes not to take risk off the table

Defined benefit (DB) schemes are currently working against the government's productive finance agenda as increasing surpluses are leading many to actively de-risk portfolios, WTW says. Speaking ...

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