Indexation switch helps Rolls Royce halve deficit

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Rolls Royce Holdings has more than halved its post-retirement deficit to £397m and continued its concerted programme of de-risking.

The firm's annual financial report, published today, showed switching to the Consumer Prices Index for pensions' indexation had shaved £130m from the shortfall. Revised healthcare benefits in so...

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