All Mercer articles
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NewsIPE Conference 2025: Europe, private markets and realism in ESG - key takeaways
The conference, held in Seville, highlighted sustainable investing pitfalls, private markets, and the case for European asset allocations
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NewsGerman companies pressed to fast-track Pensionsfonds transfers before tax cuts
Mercer urges German companies to fast-track any planned expansion of direct pension promises or benefit upgrades
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NewsUK pensions push back on LSEG’s 25% domestic investment call
Industry is proposing that all DC schemes designate a ‘UK-weighted’ fund as their default arrangement
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NewsAustrian pension funds step up private equity as hunt for illiquids intensifies
APK Pensionskasse is targeting opportunities for above-average returns in private equity, while Bonus Pensionskasse looks to infrastructure equity
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NewsMercer expands in German pension buyout market
Mercer’s Carsten Strube says ‘pension buyout solutions are increasingly in demand in Germany’
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NewsMercer Index warns against forcing pension funds to back national growth agendas
The Netherlands, Iceland, Denmark and Israel have all retained their coveted A-grade status in the Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index
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NewsIreland’s Pensions Authority proposes new investment rules for savings accounts
Since the transposition of the IORP II Directive into Irish law, there has been an increased demand for personal retirement savings accounts (PRSAs)
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NewsMercer widens pension consultancy reach in DACH region
The consultancy has joined forces with Vienna-based SLG Treasury
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NewsMMC UK fund in £1.9bn in bulk purchase annuity deal with Standard Life
The buy-in deal covers 6,500 members of the Sedgwick Section of the MMC UK Pension Fund
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NewsFiduciary fees hold steady amid rising investment costs
Trustees should be alert to further consolidation or poor service as a consequence, warns IC Select’s managing director
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NewsPeople moves: Robeco appoints new CIO
From 1 September, Anton Eser replaces Mark van der Kroft as CIO of Robeco
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NewsIndustry calls for urgency and action on UK Pensions Review
The 2027 Pensions Commission final report timeline was criticised by many as too slow
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NewsPeople moves: BNY Investments appoints Nico Aspinall for new role
Aspinall, previously head of product advocacy at Newton Investment Management, will now be head of UK workplace at BNY Investments
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AnalysisIPE DACH Briefing: Swiss pension funds seek alternative source of returns
CPEG and PKG shift allocations to riskier assets
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NewsMercer refines private markets strategy for DACH institutional investors
The firm has partnered with Universal Investment to launch an AIF tailored to the needs of German institutional investors
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NewsDACH pension funds adapt to US trade policies
US trade and tariff policies are prompting corporate pension funds in Germany and wider DACH region to review strategic asset allocation assumptions
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NewsUK pensions industry builds on Mansion House Compact with Accord launch
The new initiative has increased private markets’ commitment size from 5% to 10%, with half being directed to UK investment
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NewsMercer to set up new expert group after SECOR takeover
Acquisition boosts Mercer’s fiduciary offering with clients including the Dutch pension fund of the petcare and confectionary multinational Mars
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NewsGerman Pensionskassen benefit from current consolidation phase, says Mercer
Number of Pensionskassen has decreased from 135 in 2019 to 124 in 2023
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NewsMercedes pension plans break through underfunding to reach 104.4%
The funded status of the carmaker’s pension plans has improved from -€102m to €951m
