IASB proposals will cause short-term pain

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Defined benefit sponsors will welcome the International Accounting Standards Board's changes to IAS19, but will take a hit to profits in the first year, Price­waterhouseCoopers says.

PwC partner Andrew Evans (pictured) said the IASB’s proposal to move to a net interest approach for recognising costs on company balance sheets will see finance directors take an initial hit to pro...

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