The move towards mark-to-market accounting and a more short term outlook has long been a thorn in the side of the pensions industry, but what does it mean for the way damage inflicted by the current crisis is playing out in balance sheets? Giovanni Legorano investigates by examining accounting standards in the UK and the Netherlands
The Netherlands While experts agree the current regime of pension fund accounting has played a role in shaping specific investment behaviour, they do not think it increased the impact of the cri...
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