UK - Gas supplier BOC is to close its £1bn final salary scheme to new entrants from the end of June and replace it with a money purchase scheme.
Earlier this year BOC blamed a £24m drop in its profits on increased liabilities in its pension fund and ended its contributions holiday by committing to pay a total of £33m into the fund in 2003. ...
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