IAS19 reform proposals could wipe £8.7bn off company profits

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Proposed changes to international accounting standard IAS19 could wipe £8.7bn off reported company profits, Mercer warns.

The consultant said the International Accounting Standards Board had tentatively concluded at public meetings that the "expected return on assets" and "interest cost" finance charges for pensions s...

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