UK - Pensions deficits at UK companies with the largest DB schemes reached an all-time high of £76bn in January 2006, with falls in long-dated gilts and bond yields blamed for the surge.
According to Aon Consulting, over the last 12 months the yield on over 15 year AA rated bonds fell by 0.6% (from 5.2% to 4.6%) and the real yield on over 5 year index-linked gilts also fell by 0.6%...
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