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18 June 2026

Generating income from your DB pension scheme

The DB endgame conversation hasn’t caught up with funding reality. For many corporates, this is no longer just about risk transfer, it’s about capital.

Buyout locks in certainty, while run-on keeps value in play, and the real tension is what you give up by choosing one over the other.

Nikesh Patel, CIO, sets out a short checklist to help frame that decision before defaulting to buyout.

Generating income from your DB pension scheme: is run-on worth testing before buy-out?
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