UK - The FRS17 accounting standard provides a "false degree of comfort" to companies attempting to deal with the funding of their pension schemes, according to James Frazer, head of LEK Consulting's financial services.
In an interview with Global Pensions, Frazer remarked on the level of inaccuracy actuarial valuations provide for pension deficit calculation because key factors such as longevity were not factored...
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