G4S shuts DB schemes for existing members

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G4S has closed its three UK defined benefit schemes to future accrual to limit the future growth of liabilities.

The global security group revealed in its half yearly report, published today, that it had shut the Group 4, Securicor and GSL schemes with effect as of July 2011. The schemes have a combined de...

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