Brexit vote would 'remove risk' of EU holistic balance sheet

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A ‘No' vote in the EU referendum could be risky for schemes but it would remove the threat of the holistic balance sheet (HBS), says PTL.

The industry has been worried for years that an EU-wide HBS could be introduced, with a consultancy revealing last year that it would increase FTSE 350 defined benefit (DB) deficits 20-fold. PTL...

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