Uniq deal may not remain so unique

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The ground-breaking pensions deal reached between Uniq, its pension scheme trustees and the Pension Protection Fund last week is a first for the industry. But probably not the last.

Uniq found itself in the position where it was a small company – with a market cap of £6m – attached to an enormous pension scheme that had a deficit of £436m. The once massive company that incl...

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