Schemes look to non-cash assets to trim deficits

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FTSE100 companies could slash £10bn from their combined pension deficits through non-cash funding this year, PricewaterhouseCoopers says.

PwC said "significant numbers" of big firms were looking to directly or indirectly fund their pension shortfalls by investing in real estate, intellectual property or copyright. The financial se...

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