EUROPE - A consultation paper published last week by the European Commission could represent a reprieve for UK companies sponsoring defined benefit (DB) schemes, to which insurance-style funding requirements might be applied, said Watson Wyatt.
According to the consulting company, the Commission's consultation paper on extending Solvency II to occupational pension schemes discussed the idea only in relation to schemes which carry out cros...
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