UK - Watson Wyatt, which advises 49 of the 100 largest corporate pension schemes in the UK, estimates that about 50% of FTSE-100 companies reporting as at December 31, 2001 will be showing an FRS17 deficit for their UK pension scheme.
The total deficit for those reporting at 31 December - which is 49 of the FTSE-100 index - is around £4bn, allowing for deferred taxation. Following such a dreadful year for investment, many may b...
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