US - The credit ratings agency Fitch has warned that the potential for steep pension funding increases over the next two to three years could be crippling for US sponsors with underfunded plans.
Despite a market rebound during 2009, pension plan funding levels of the 220 non-financial corporate issuers surveyed only improved modestly to 75% at the end of last year from 71% in 2008, the rep...
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