UK - The Pensions Regulator's powers look set to be tested after the Kohlberg Kravis Roberts-led takeover of Alliance Boots was backed by shareholders but without any agreement on filling the fund's deficit.
Trustees in the Alliance Boots pension scheme had reportedly demanded approximately £1bn from its potential private equity owners to cover a shortfall. But during a shareholder meeting John Wats...
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