UK - Struggling Scottish textiles firm Richards has placed itself into receivership, claiming that the minimum funding requirement (MFR) played a major role in its demise.
Aside from the MFR, the company attributes its downfall to adverse trading conditions in light of the September 11 attacks. Its defined benefit (DB) scheme had to be wound up as a result of MFR rul...
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