Balfour Beatty's pensions deficit increases 60%

Stephanie Baxter
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The total funding shortfall across Balfour Beatty's pension schemes rose by £85m to £231m over the course of 2016, driven by interest rate falls and contraction in credit spreads.

Out of the several defined benefit (DB) schemes that the infrastructure company sponsors, its liabilities from the Railways Pension Scheme increased the most over the year by £100m. This more than ...

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