All Mercer articles – Page 8
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NewsPPF picks framework agreement firms
The companies will be required to perform all services in line with PPF standards of professionalism and PPF’s ICARE values
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Low interest rates drive Dutch schemes’ funding to drop by up to 3.7%
Aon and Mercer said the drop is largely due to market volatility and shriking equity markets
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AIB UK scheme completes £1.1bn de-risking deal
The transaction is split between a £850m pensioner buy-in and a £250m assured payment policy
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People moves: New director at LPGS Central, Mercer re-hires commercial leader
LGPS Central, Mercer, Robeco, Kempen, Federated Hermes, Just Group, ABP, Hymans Robertson, P+, Capital Cranfield, Eaton Vance, BPPG, AEW, PFA, ICI, BMO GAM, PTL, Nuveen, WTW, ATP
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NewsConsultants unravel coronavirus implications for Dutch schemes
Dutch pension funds remain vulnerable because of the sector’s widely shared expectation of lower returns in the coming years
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NewsMercer rolls out AI tool for DB pension funds
Tool aims to help schemes and sponsors better manage risk through planning member options projects
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Accounting roundup: EFRAG discussion paper gets mixed response
Plus: IASB agenda plans, EU adopts IASB’s amendments
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2020 outlook roundup: Mercer expects global economy to recover
Plus: LCP predicts annual volumes of £30bn in de-risking market
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UK roundup: £1.06bn added to bulk annuity 2019 books
Plus: Hymans Robertson’s master trust report; Opperman retains pensions minister job
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NewsConsultancies expect Dutch schemes to endure ‘wave of drastic measures’
‘The participants won’t be able to recoup the lost accrual, as pension funds can only start granting indexation when their funding is at least 110%’
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UK roundup: WTW urges investors to review multi-asset strategies
Mercer forecasts quadrupling of UK pension scheme bulk buy-outs over next decade
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People moves: Willis Towers Watson names sales head for OneDB
Willis Towers Watson, Mercer, Nuveen, ABN Amro, Heineken, Syntrus Achmea, Avida International, PGIM, VvV, Bouwinvest
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NewsUK roundup: FTSE350 pension deficit shrinks as bond yields rise
Plus: Government responds to cross-party MPs on costs and transparency, private members’ bill introduced
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AnalysisAnalysis: Austrian election brings hope for pension reform
Consultant calls on Austria’s new government to talk about pensions “without ideology” as election looms on 29 September
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UK DB scheme deficit hits two-year high amid Brexit uncertainty
The combined DB pension funding shortfall across the UK’s biggest 350 listed companies increased by £16bn during August
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Collapsing interest rates put Dutch schemes in danger zone
The 30-year swap rate dropped by 43 basis points in August, leading to the average coverage ratio falling from 102% to 98%
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People moves: AP3’s COO exits; Mercer names Swiss retirement chief [updated]
AP3, ACCESS, Mercer, PensionDanmark, Öhman Fonder, Unified Investors, HSBC GAM, PBU, PKA, SVB, Green Finance Institute, Insticube, Aon, IC Select, Lincoln Pensions
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Accounting body could drop hybrid scheme work, IASB warns
The international standard setter is looking for help from the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group to inform its work on accounting for hybrid pension funds
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Austrian pension funds return 6.72% over H1 2019
Pension fund association identifies active management, Federal Reserve decision, and equity markets as the main drivers
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Chart of the Week: Which country’s pension funds invest the most domestically?
Mercer’s European Asset Allocation report reveals the countries whose pension funds have the largest allocations to domestic equity, corporate bonds, and government bonds
