Mercer has set out plans to move to an agile office model on a permanent basis – closing a number of offices and modernising others as a result of both the acquisition of JLT in 2019 and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Buck has released its 2020 financial results showing year-on-year organic revenue growth of 8% to £57m in the UK.

Hymans Robertson has acquired Bath Actuarial Consulting (BAC) in a bid to boost its corporate consulting business.

The Investment Consultants Sustainability Working Group (ICSWG) has launched a guide to help trustees assess their investment consultants’ climate competency.

Pension Wise is delivering double the number of appointments to pension savers in some regions of the UK than in others, a freedom of information request submitted to the Money and Pensions Service (Maps) reveals.

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has expressed it is disappointed with the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) general levy consultation – saying there should be no increase in the levy without structural reform.

LGIM Real Assets has committed to deliver net-zero carbon across its 76 million sq. ft. UK real estate portfolio by 2050.

Professional Pensions rounds up some of the latest tender awards from across the industry.

The government must work with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and the wider industry to clarify GMP equalisation uncertainties, Mercer says.

The Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) trustee board has warned investment returns will be lower in the future than expected as it edges closer to concluding its 2020 valuation.