All Mercer articles – Page 3
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NewsPeople moves: abrdn’s CEO joins board of Investment Association
Investment Association, ComPlan, Fidelity International, Mercer, BaFin, Columbia Threadneedle, AP Pension, GMO, Macquarie, AFII, B&CE, Stoneport, Railpen, CDP, JOHCM, Fulcrum, Redwheel
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NewsESG roundup: Mercer hooks up with Ortec for climate portfolio modelling
Plus: Green, social and sustainability bonds acceleration; Pictet picked for biodiversity research programme; Nordic pension investors on ESG strategy
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NewsDutch effort to foster self-employed pensions draws criticism
Pension experts reiterate their call for a more structural solution to the lack of pension participation among the self-employed
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NewsSpanish funds continue positive trend with 8.1% returns for 2021
Funds with more sophisticated investment strategies achieved better performance, says Mercer
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NewsTake account of stagflation in ALM studies, say consultants
The likelihood of stagflation has risen, but still insufficient funding ratio prevent pension funds from taking appropriate action
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NewsMandate roundup: Alstom picks Mercer as fiduciary
Plus: Dutch scheme selects Symbiotics; European schemes search for equities, property managers
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NewsDutch funding ratios reach highest point in 10 years
The new high comes just as the country is preparing a shift to a DC system
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News2021 UK pension risk transfer volumes hit £43.9bn with record ‘core’
It’s a wrap! Consultancies report on market after insurers publish final annual results
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NewsGermany roundup: Munich Re exits Russian market
Plus: Pension investors should prepare for high volatility and inflation, says Mercer
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NewsUK, EU DB accounting position broadly favourable, consultants say
Accounting experts at WTW reported discount rates across a range of plan maturities of between 1.8% and 2% per annum
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NewsPeople moves: BTPS creates new research role, Samama to S&P
BT Pension Scheme, AXA IM, Jupiter, HSBC AM, Ircantec, CFA Institute, S&P, Man GLG, Bluebay, Mercer
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NewsPeople moves: Former Mercer research head joins comms consultancy
JPES Partners, USS; Nuveen, Detailhandel, Zoetwaren, Just Group, Ninety One, PGIM, EFRAG, ISSB, Robeco, AXA IM, Aeon Investments
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NewsSecurity-linked pension promises protect from inflation, interest rate volatility, says Mercer
Pension assets in the DAX 40 increased by around €6bn year-on-year last year to around €286bn
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NewsSweden roundup: Alecta invests $200m via property catastrophe sidecar
Plus: AP3 invests €300m in Verdane impact-focused fund
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NewsPeople moves: IFRS Foundation seeks 11 members to work with ISSB’s Faber [updated]
IFRS Foundation, ISSB, Capital Group, Mercer, The Pensions Authority, La Française, AP Pension, MSCI AIMA, Nordea, BPL Pensioen, Schroders, ATP, American Century Investments, Legal & General, Nykredit
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NewsSwiss schemes miss out on returns in private markets, foreign allocations – study
On average, they invest more than 30% of assets in bonds denominated in Swiss francs and 13% in Swiss equities
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NewsSpanish funds’ COVID recovery firms up with 10% returns to Q3
Total AUM for the Spanish occupational pensions sector stood at €37.1bn
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NewsAPK Pensionskasse tops investment option returns for Q3
The fund recorded top returns for its conservative (5.33%), balanced (6.90%) and dynamic (8.95%) investment options
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NewsClara-Pensions completes first TPR assessment
Several schemes will look at superfunds as a viable endgame solution for their membership
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NewsHonda pension fund picks Mercer for fiduciary services
Plus: Pension fund seeks EM managers to invest £200m
