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Jonathan Stapleton predicts more pain for sponsoring employers

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LCP's Accounting for Pensions survey published this week estimates the combined IAS19 deficit of FTSE100 companies has more than halved since this time last year.

The consultancy firm calculates deficits have fallen from £51bn in June 2010 to just £19bn at the end of June this year. As LCP goes on to explain, the last 12 months have been a relatively beni...

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