UK - Pension scheme deficits at FTSE350 companies barely budged in 2004, falling from £73bn in 2003 to £71bn, according to Mercer Human Resource Consulting.
While pension assets rose by around £33bn last year on the back of strong equity market performance, scheme liabitlies increased by a similar amount, said Tim Keogh, worldwide partner at Mercer. ...
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