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IAS19 reform proposals could wipe £8.7bn off company profits

Professional Pensions | 08 Mar 2010 | 13:03

Proposed changes to international accounting standard IAS19 could wipe £8.7bn off reported company profits, Mercer warns.

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Cumberland Newspaper Group appoints Punter Southall

The £21m Cumberland Newspaper Group pension scheme has appointed Punter Southall to provide all core pension services.

Professional Pensions | 05 Mar 2010 | 10:39

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Government urged to halt automatic PPF increases

The government should tackle the Pension Protection Fund’s £1.2bn deficit by halting automatic increases in compensation payments, a consultant says.

Professional Pensions | 03 Mar 2010 | 12:41

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Mercer launches pension buyout index

Mercer has launched a pension buyout index in anticipation of escalating demand for de-risking products this year.

Professional Pensions | 22 Feb 2010 | 12:41

Default funds in the firing line

Each month DC World asks readers for their views. This month we ask: an independent trustee recently branded DC default investment strategies as a cop out by trustees – do you agree?

Professional Pensions | 22 Feb 2010 | 09:00

Preparing for target date funds

As target date funds emerge as the likely choice for NEST’s deafult fund, Sebastian Cheek looks at what the industry must do to prepare and considers what lessons can be learnt from the US DC market

Professional Pensions | 22 Feb 2010 | 09:00

Analysis: The evolving role of consultants

Raquel Pichardo-Allison discusses the changing relationship between pensions funds and their consultants, and asks whether consultants will need to share their role with third-party providers.

Professional Pensions | 15 Feb 2010 | 12:10

A growing liability

Lynn Strongin Dodds looks at the causes of the current rise in inflation and asks how long it might be expected to continue and what trustees can do to protect their funds from the extra liability.

Professional Pensions | 15 Feb 2010 | 12:09

Mercer expands alternatives consulting team with eight consultant hires

Mercer has hired eight senior consultants to the alternatives boutique within its investment consulting business.

Professional Pensions | 11 Feb 2010 | 13:30

Towers Watson expands SRI team to meet client demand

Towers Watson has expanded its sustainable investment team with a senior hire from Mercer.

Professional Pensions | 08 Feb 2010 | 12:31

Liberty International completes £61m buyout with PIC

Liberty International has insured its defined benefit pension scheme liabilities with Pension Insurance Corporation in a £61m deal.

Professional Pensions | 04 Feb 2010 | 12:30

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Strong companies could see PPF levy treble

The strongest companies could see their Pension Protection Fund levy triple because of uncertainty around how their failure scores are calculated, Mercer warns.

Professional Pensions | 01 Feb 2010 | 12:27

Here we go again: it’s the unhappy return of inflation

The warnings have been coming for some time.

Professional Pensions | 29 Jan 2010 | 10:49

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