Banking group HBOS paid £800m into its defined benefit pension scheme last year to slash its deficit, preliminary results show.
The bank, formed by the merger of Halifax and the Bank of Scotland, reported a 19pc rise in annual pre-tax profit and the reduction of its DB scheme deficit to £0.9bn. The deficit stood at £1.8...
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