The Pension Regulator's 2024 Annual Funding Statement shows most schemes have seen material improvements in funding levels and calls for trustees and employers to reassess their long-term objectives.
This paper from VLK aims to broaden the thinking around the pensions endgame, acknowledging that buyout is the Gold Standard, but simultaneously raising the question “is it the be-all and end-all?”
Given the importance of DB pensions to savers and to the UK economy, it is crucial to examine the challenges and opportunities they pose to scheme members, trustees, employers and The Pensions Regulator....
Markets are always changing and regulation never stands still, yet there are solutions that can have a clear and positive difference to investors in retirement.