Gap between pension accounting reporting and long-term funding strategies grows

Holly Roach
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XPS Pensions has revealed that the gap between pension obligations reported in companies’ accounts and the long-term funding strategies that drive cash demands is continuing to grow.

The firm's third annual pensions accounting survey - which questioned more than 150 of its clients ranging from £10m to more than £2bn by asset size ­- also revealed accounting for defined benefit ...

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