All Mercer articles – Page 5
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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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People 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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People 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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Security-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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People 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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Spanish 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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Honda pension fund picks Mercer for fiduciary services
Plus: Pension fund seeks EM managers to invest £200m
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COVID recovery consolidates as Spanish funds return 10% to Q2
‘Within alternatives, absolute return is the asset class which has increased its exposure by the greatest percentage,’ Mercer says
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New regs expected to drive up DB running costs, survey says
‘Regulatory pressures are causing company resource to be diverted away from the next generation of retirement savers’
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Dutch funding ratios hit 110%
The average funding ratio of a Dutch pension fund has hit its highest level in three years
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NewsChina regulatory action ‘not a game-changer’
Some pension funds, including Dutch civil service scheme ABP, have had to nurse heavy losses on their Chinese equity investments
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ESG roundup: Mercer enhances sustainable investment offering
Plus: Royal London imbeds RI through ‘tilts’; Hymans joins Pensions for Purpose; Union adopts net-zero policy
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NewsAustrian Vorsorgekassen back reform proposals on flexible savings
The industry has long been calling to modernise the Vorsorgekassen system on different fronts
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NewsDACH roundup: Austrian Pensionskassen turn to private markets
Plus: Swisscanto’s first ESG Pensionskassen survey; Pension funds lead allocations in German Spezialfonds
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News£251m in de-risking deals as AIB converts APP, Wyeth seals buy-in
Two de-risking deals for a combined £251m were announced today, comprising the first conversion of a Legal & General Assured Payment Policy and a buy-in
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NewsSpanish funds end 2020 on upswing with 1.5% return
Q4 figures brought the average annualised return for Spanish occupational funds to 2.54% for the five-year period
