PwC’s buyout index saw DB scheme surpluses increase to £160bn in April
Regulators publish LDI guidance, and TPR urges trustees to review funding targets
Industry thinks current regulatory framework could better enable open schemes to ‘thrive’
More than two-thirds now favour buyout as an endgame solution, up from 35% a year ago
Girish Menezes looks at how trustees can start preparing their data for a buyout
Low dependency is most popular strategy for fiduciary managers, according to XPS
Two in five schemes will fully insure within next five years, says Hymans Robertson
The guidance covers data readiness for firms completing buy-in and buyout exercises
Hymans Robertson’s Michael Abramson urges schemes to review illiquid asset holdings
This year set to be one of the biggest on record for bulk annuities and longevity swaps