UK - The pension fund deficit for UK retail giant Marks & Spencer (M&S) has jumped by nearly 300% based on new accounting standard FRS17.
The £2.9bn fund, which has a total of 128, 000 fund members, posted a shortfall of £400m for the year ending March 2002, compared to £134m during the previous year. Overall funding levels have als...
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