All Mercer articles
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NewsMMC UK Pension Fund completes first active member longevity swap
Following this transaction, nearly all of the MMC UK Pension Fund’s DB sections’ longevity risk is now insured
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NewsDB schemes need incentive to run on, fund government’s productive finance agenda
The conversation about funding UK growth is too focused on returns instead of risks
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NewsMercer report reveals asset owners set to increase private markets allocations
Large asset owners confident their portfolios remain resilient despite market turbulence
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NewsSpanish pension funds mirror global market surges with 2.3% return to June 2023
Asset allocation figures show that fixed income still dominates portfolios, although in declining proportions, with an average 55.3% allocation at end-June
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NewsPeople moves: Cardano duo quits to start own consultancy
Plus: Apex Group bolsters trustee team; Mercer hires new UK defined contribution leader
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AnalysisAnalysis: Can UK plan sponsors benefit from Mansion House reforms’ surpluses?
Consultants share mixed views on whether pension fund sponsors could benefit from surpluses
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AnalysisAnalysis: Disagreements abound over pension funds’ climate scenario models
USS wants more ‘useful’ ways of assessing climate pathways, while experts at UK pension regulator tell funds to challenge consultants on current results
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NewsMercer urges trustees not to ignore incoming DB funding code
Funding level increased from 108% to 109% and has not dipped below 105% since the start of 2023
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NewsShropshire pension fund set on climate engagement – in line with fiduciary duties
Responding to new Carbon Tracker report, UK local government pension fund says figures used are three years old
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NewsReport slams pension funds and advisers for false climate assumptions
Carbon Tracker report cites advice from Mercer and information given to members from LGPS Central; Mercer says report ‘presents an incomplete, and therefore misleading, summary of Mercer’s climate change analysis’
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NewsPeople moves: Pensions Management Institute elects new president
Mercer creates new role of insurance propositions leader for EMEA; TPT Retirement Solutions appointed head of DC
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NewsUBS/Credit Suisse AM divisions merger could rock Swiss fund market
‘It will be painful,’ says UBS chief
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NewsDutch pension providers welcome additional year for DC implementation
Dutch social partners had spoken out against any delays beyond 2027, but now say they can live with the postponement
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NewsPeople moves: Cometa’s chief bows out after 26 years
Isio, Muzinich, Evenlode Investment, Dalriada Trustees, Mercer, Cometa, MSCI, Ilmarinen, Hemsö, Folksam
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NewsPeople moves: Guy’s & St Thomas’ Foundation appoints CIO to run £1bn endowment
Universal Investment, EdenTree, Eastspring Investments, Guinness Global Investors, Redington, Gresham House, ThomasLloyd, AllianceBernstein, LifeSight, IGG, BVK, Aon, Mercer, Finanstilsynet, AMF
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NewsSpanish pension funds mirror global market falls with 8.8% loss for 2022
Alternative, especially private markets, continue to grow in importance
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NewsUK roundup: FTSE 350 pension scheme funding shows noticeable surplus increase
Plus: Trustees warned of insurance firms’ TCFD reports for risk transfer selection; Pension funds hold key to unlocking nature and wildlife potential
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NewsMacron presses ahead with controversial pension reforms
The government will require companies to incentivise workers to stay at work beyond age 60 by improving the quality of their working lives
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NewsPeople moves: M&G picks Natixis head for chief role
Franklin Templeton, BNP Paribas AM, Aon, Allspring, M&G, Pictet, Natixis, TPT, XPS Pensions Group, Pollination, Mercer, Federated Hermes, LCP, AP4, Arkwright
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NewsDACH roundup: DAX companies’ pension assets drop
Plus: WTW Switzerland buys GiTeC, Swiss parliamentary committee consults on second pillar reform
