Three key trends are emerging from today's higher funding levels as schemes increasingly seek to ‘bridge’ the gap to their endgame. Amid higher funding levels, trustee focus has moved towards long-term funding targets. These include buyout with an insurer, running on the scheme while generating a surplus, and other endgame solutions. With this backdrop in mind, we expect hot topics for 2024 to include the following areas: a resurgence of CDI or ‘integrated matching solutions’, the search for solutions to illiquidity, and focus on investing like an insurer.