Moody's: European banks' pension reporting may not reflect reality

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EUROPE - Reporting choices available to European banks under accounting rules can give investors a misleading view of the impact pension plans have on the banks' capital, a report by Moody's Investor Services revealed.

Donald Robertson, the author of the report, argued "financial statements do not consistently reflect" pension funds' obligations and, as a result, "financial reports are not comparable and, more im...

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