LONDON - A strong equity market performance could not stop pension scheme deficits in the FTSE 350 companies soaring 24% to £93bn last year, Mercer Human Resource Consulting has found.
Tim Keogh, worldwide partner at Mercer, said bond markets rising at the same time as equity markets had caused yields to drop and liabilities to grow. Favourable investment performance did little t...
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