HBOS has revealed its pension funding position improved by £824m in 2008 - posting a net IAS19 surplus of £477m at the end of the year.
The bank - which was bought by Lloyds TSB in January, forming the Lloyds Banking Group - said the primary reason for the improvement was a increase in the discount rate used to value its liabilitie...
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