We need accounting standards for scheme comparison

Taha Lokhandwala looks at the impact of IAS19 on deficits

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The latest batch of company results has shown some of the firms reverting to the new IAS19 accounting standard for employee benefits, with some significant impacts.

The changes, which affect the way companies can calculate return of scheme assets and stops the deferral in recognising actuarial gains and losses, have the potential to really shift the way balanc...

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