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Netherlands - Dutch pension funds returned to pre-crisis levels over the first quarter of 2010 after realising €32bn (US$39.5bn) in price and exchange rate gains on their investment portfolios, research shows.

The aggregate funding position of PPF-eligible defined benefit schemes worsened by £24bn in May due to a slump in equity markets and shifts in gilt yields, figures released today show.

The pension scheme of nearly one-in-10 FTSE100 companies represents a "material risk" to its business, Pension Capital Strategies research reveals.

Marks & Spencer Group and its scheme trustees have agreed an £800m funding plan for the company's pension scheme.