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Case Study

Endgame

Key outcomes

  • Manage illiquidity
  • Move to price-lock portfolio
  • Navigate complex portfolio transitions

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Large schemes

Key outcomes

  • Incorporate third-party managers
  • Ease burden on inhouse team
  • Continuity of arrangements

Case Study

DB mastertrusts

Key outcomes

  • Bespoke strategies
  • Deliver on sustainability objectives
  • Efficient implementation

Defined benefit study The Changing Ecosystems of Defined Benefit Pensions - Autumn/Winter 2025

Our research captures the perspectives of key stakeholders across the UK DB market - exploring their priorities for the year ahead and how key decision makers’ objectives, investment approaches and governance structures have changed.

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National Grid UK Pension Scheme Partnership

The big interview: National Grid UK Pension Scheme tells Professional Pensions all about their new partnership with Russell Investments.

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Insights Research

Why open architecture in OCIO matters

The extent to which schemes are looking to stay invested for longer

The question for trustees is no longer simply about scale or execution capability, but how effectively they can access the full breadth of investment opportunities.

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Run-on, run-off or something else?

Could Pension Schemes Bill surplus flexibilities allow more schemes to run-on?

On 11 September, Professional Pensions assembled a panel of experts to discuss government moves on easing restrictions on how scheme surpluses are used.

Recent Insights

Investing for surplus extraction and run-on

The extent to which schemes are looking to stay invested for longer

At the end of March, Professional Pensions assembled a panel of experts to discuss the issue of surplus extraction and run-on.

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