Leonard Bowman

Firm’s paper says sponsors should engage at three buyout stages to avoid higher costs

Consultancy says lack of shared vision could lead to wasted time and money

Industry welcomes findings of report which called for improvements to DB surplus management

Hymans Robertson finds sponsors open to alternative CDC and ‘DB lite’ options

Industry discusses what could be included in this week’s Autumn Statement following a year of change

Letter sent to WPC chair says a ‘societal opportunity’ is there for a long term approach

Sponsors concerned DB schemes will impact dividends and corporate activity

Hymans Robertson says buyout is the chosen endgame solution for half of DB schemes

Research found nearly 88% of corporates lack a strategy with clear and structured timelines

Report says governance structure must be flexible enough for changing circumstances