All WTW articles – Page 4
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German regulator adds to guidelines for occupational schemes’ risk assessment reports
WTW survey: Pensionskassen demand simplification of supervisory rules
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NewsPeople moves: L&G names Segars chair of independent governance committee
Legal & General, WTW; IFoA, Partners Capital, Neuberger Berman, Natixis IM, Barnett Waddingham, Detailhandel, ILC, SKAGEN, La Française, AXA IM, 2DII, Allspring
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TAI releases open-source code for return-attribution method
Institute hopes framework will change investors’ thinking, shifting focus to fundamental drivers of returns
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UK roundup: House of Fraser plan strikes £600m buyout
Plus: Royal Mail DC scheme selects ‘financial wellness’ provider; WTW OneDB and Isio mandates
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NewsFTSE 350 pension surplus almost doubles after 2021 deficit exit
DB sponsors report surpluses as schemes emerge from the red in 2021
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NewsPeople moves: HSBC Bank pension fund names Hunt to new RI role
HSBC Bank Pension Trust (UK), CNAVPL, aba, AMF, SPV, Union Investment, Darwin Alternatives, AFII, BNPP AM, WTW
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NewsSwiss pension liabilities fall 12% in Q1, says WTW
Biggest fall since consultancy’s Swiss Pension Index began in 2000
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Portuguese pension funds return 5.1% for calendar year 2021
The results for Q4 2021 were a combination of very strong equity returns – particularly from US equities – and low, or negative, returns from bonds
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NewsPeople moves: DB superfund Clara names new CEO [updated]
Clara, Amundi, Redington, Complementa, Robeco, PGGM, Isio, Union Investment, PNO Media, Storebrand, WTW, APG, RBC, Adams Street Partners, HSBC AM, WWF, janus Henderson
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Funding level of DAX schemes reaches record high – WTW study
Pension liabilities of DAX companies increased by only €3bn in 2021, or 0.7%, to €412bn, as the discount rate rose by 40 basis points to 1.20%
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NewsPeople moves: Robeco adds to quant equity research team
Robeco, SOKA-BAU, Unigestion, KLP, BNPP PAM, WTW, First Sentier, JP Morgan AM, Comgest, PineBridge, GAM, Standard Life, AMF
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NewsUkraine war wake-up call for Dutch passive investors, say consultants
The Russian invasion of Ukraine should catalyse the trend towards bespoke ESG indexes, it is thought
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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: WTW picks global head of credit; M&G names new board chair
WTW, M&G, Barnett Waddingham, ABP, Chronos Sustainability, Atrato Group, OMFIF, CFA Institute
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NewsMetlife, Zurich complete $3.5bn longevity swap
Plus: IMI pension fund in buy-in deal with PIC, Just Group completes £345m buy-in transaction
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News2021 busiest year for de-risking despite headwinds, says WTW
Recorded totals of just under £30bn of bulk annuities and £15bn of longevity swaps
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NewsGerman pension investors delegate ESG goals to asset managers
Private equity continues to play an important role among alternative asset classes, the study also found
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People moves: Willis Towers Watson names Sweden chief
Willis Towers Watson, PFA, BaFin, APPT, BMO GAM, Robeco, Natixis, HSBC AM, Alcentra, Soka-Bau, Nuveen, MFS, Preqin, USS, Veritas
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NewsSwiss large firms offering 1e pension plans is on the rise, says WTW
Almost 35% of companies surveyed, listed on the Swiss Leader Index, now offers 1e plans
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People moves: Railpen picks general counsel; Velliv hires social responsibility head
Railpen, Velliv, AP Pension, NBIM, NPT, Pensjonskasseforeningen, PIMCO, GRI, WTW, Allianz, Dalmore Capital, Barings, DPAM, Hymans Robertson
