US - Corporate pensions plans had a bumper year in 2006 as assets and investment returns went up and the value of liabilities decreased, claimed a report issued by Wilshire Consulting.
The report stated that the aggregate funding ratio (assets divided by liabilities) for all plans combined increased from 93% to 101%, and an average US$83.5bn deficit at the beginning of the year c...
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