Hundreds of small schemes 'completely oblivious' to buyout proximity

K3 says trustees of many small schemes are unaware they are within reach of buyout

Holly Roach
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Hundreds of small schemes 'completely oblivious' to buyout proximity

Swathes of pension scheme trustees are “completely oblivious” of the fact they are within reach of buyout, K3 Advisory warns.

The firm urged trustees to "take action" as it revealed hundreds of small defined benefit (DB) pension schemes could be unaware of their proximity to being able to afford to buyout their scheme's l...

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