House builder halves deficit with CPI switch

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Persimmon has halved its pension fund deficit after switching from RPI to CPI to revalue benefits for deferred and pensioner members.

The house builder revealed in its half yearly report, published today, that this switch had resulted in a £32.5m actuarial gain. This helped cut the company's aggregate deficit from £98m at the ...

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