US - Declining asset values and discount rates caused pension funds to lose some $445bn during 2008, Watson Wyatt has said.
In an analysis of pension data from 450 Fortune1000 companies, Watson Wyatt said the aggregate funding status declined from a surplus of $78bn to a deficit of $366bn. Although investment returns...
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