Con Keating: More 'market-consistent' follies

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Con Keating argues that "inflated" market-consistent valuation estimates are distorting cash equivalent transfer values and service costs.

These past few weeks, two new subjects have dominated the DB pensions blogosphere: cash equivalent transfer values and service costs. Required contribution rates of 50, 60 and even 70% of salari...

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