The government cannot "stand idly by" while accountancy standards send pension fund liabilities rocketing and undermine the economy, Steve Webb has said.
The pensions minister (pictured) gave a strong hint at the National Association of Pension Funds conference yesterday that he is considering intervening in the way defined benefit deficits are calc...
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