The Lehman settlement: A timeline

As the six-year saga is finally settled, we recap of how events unfolded

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As a £675m buyout with Rothesay Life brings an end to the Lehman Brothers scheme sage, here is a recap of how events unfolded.

Sept 2008: After Lehman Brothers goes bust, doubts surface over the US investment bank's underfunded UK scheme. (PP Online, 15 September 2008). Oct 2008: The scheme enters Pension Protection Fun...

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