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Bulk buyouts
PPF levy helps breathe life into BBO market

A bit like waiting for a bus is one way to describe the bulk buyout market, as nothing happens for ages and then everything seems to arrive at once.

Relief for those buyout headaches

Bulk buyout plays a vital role when employers close down a pension scheme, or otherwise want to minimise their ongoing liabilities, explains Matthew Craig

The road is long…

The profile of the bulk buyout market has been rising over the past 18 months, largely due to the inability of many schemes seeking windup to secure benefits for members. Pádraig Floyd examines the state of the market today as more schemes face the pospect of closing with huge liabilities

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