UK - The Accounting Standards Board (ASB) is unrepentant over FRS17, which has been cited as a factor in the closure of several defined benefit schemes.
The ASB says there will be no changes made to FRS17. It said companies must openly declare and confront the risks their pension scheme liabilities pose to them. ASB technical director Alan Cook sa...
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