BoI buyouts to mop up pension liabilities

BoI HQ Credit: Bloomberg

Bank of Ireland has offered higher than normal buyouts to the deferred members of some of its defined benefit pension schemes in an effort to mop up its pension liabilities, The Sunday Business Post understands.

The offer from the bank would leave deferred members with far less than they would get if they hung on for the full pension on retirement, but still substantially more than they would ordinarily get if they took ...