All Willis Towers Watson articles – Page 8
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£2bn DC scheme selects ESG strategies for default option
Willis Towers Watson’s LifeSight master trust will shift half of its equity holdings to two ESG index funds later this year
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Country Report
Fiduciary managers: CMA sticks to its guns after data criticism
Competition regulator still finds adverse effects on competition after revisiting data on fiduciary costs
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Nortel UK pension scheme avoids PPF with £2.4bn L&G buyout
Bulk annuity deal follows near decade of international litigation
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People moves: Barnett Waddingham appoints senior data scientist
Barnett Waddingham, PGGM, Lazard, LifeSight, Actuarial Association of Europe, Tesco, De Nationale APF, QMA, Aegon AM, Schroders
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Asset management roundup: Generali backs ‘disruptive’ startup with $4bn
Also: Willis Towers Watson’s AMX crosses $6bn threshold with insurance client
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UK roundup: L&G, Scottish Widows back bulk annuity deals
Plus: Willis Towers Watson selects Hermes’ stewardship arm to lead engagement for £3bn equity fund
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British Airways pension scheme strikes UK’s biggest buy-in with L&G
£4.4bn deal to cover some 60% of airline’s pensioner liabilities
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ESG roundup: Sustainable investing is ‘low priority’ for many allocators
Also: Willis Towers Watson and MSCI launch ESG index strategy; Nikko AM broadens green bond universe
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Investors urged to diversify in private debt as assets hit record level
Focusing on mid-market corporate direct lending ‘too constraining’, according to Willis Towers Watson
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DAX scheme funding levels hit by European stock performance
As liabilities increase with lower rates and longer life expectancy, returns at DAX companies fail to boost funding
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Country Report
Advisers, fiduciaries respond to ‘softer stance’ from competition regulator
But some dispute the findings of adverse effects on market and customers from the CMA
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Accounting, de-risking moves bolster Swiss pension plan funding
Liabilities fell by CHF3.6bn while investment returns added CHF900m.
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Survey finds limited support for commercial DB consolidators
Willis Towers Watson poll reports trustees are sceptical of the benefits of vehicles like the Pension SuperFund
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Country Report
Willis Towers Watson launches bundled service for DB schemes
OneDB combines admin, actuarial and investment services to set schemes on a path to full funding – and, perhaps, consolidation
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People moves: Amundi appoints responsible investment chief [updated]
Amundi, Pensioenfederatie, AMG, The People’s Pension, CEPB, PIC, AFM, PWRI, Schroders, Willis Towers Watson, Wells Fargo
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German Pensionskassen expect regulation-driven consolidation
Future challenges regarding administration of more concern than investments
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Marks & Spencer seals £1.4bn buy-in deals with Aviva, Phoenix Life
Simultaneous buy-ins include Aviva’s biggest de-risking transaction and Phoenix’s first external deal
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UK regulator warns insurers over illiquid assets and alternatives
Prudential Regulatory Authority says insurance companies need to understand the underlying risks of alternative debt assets
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Dutch pension funds lay out aims for three-year ALM studies
Consultants asked to assess risk attitudes, climate change, inflation and ‘premium funding’
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Freedom of choice ‘could cost companies £25bn’, consultant warns
Xafinity Punter Southall warns accounting bill from at-retirement freedoms introduced in 2015