Revised IAS19 measures will remove perceived barriers to de-risking and make companies focus more on the discount rate used to measure scheme liabilities, says Mercer.
The consultant said the changes to the accounting standard, expected to be agreed within months, will reinforce the trend in the UK towards pension de-risking. Mercer partner Deborah Cooper said...
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