Pensions - Articles - Average buyout time FTSE350 DB pensions remains the same

 Barnett Waddingham (BW has today shared its latest analysis of the DB End Gauge index showing that the average time to buyout for FTSE350 DB pension schemes has remained at 5.4 years as of 31 August 2024.
 
 Changes in the End Gauge index over time illustrate the positive and negative impacts of various factors on pension scheme journeys and highlight the need for the strategy to incorporate monitoring and trigger points for actions to ensure that schemes remain on course for their endgame.
 
 Financial market conditions remained broadly stable over the month to 31 August 2024, resulting in no change to the DB End Gauge index.

 
 
 You can follow the index here.
 
 Methodology
 DB End Gauge is calculated using publicly available data collected from the annual accounts of the FTSE 350 companies. As such, it covers around 150 companies with DB pension arrangements and is calculated as the average of the estimated time to reach buyout funding for each scheme.