Aon Hewitt
Defined Benefit
Half of defined benefit schemes will be closed to future accrual by the end of the year as quantitative easing increases costs, a consultant predicts.
15 February 2012
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Defined Benefit
The Bank of England's move to increase quantitative easing by £50bn will prolong low gilt yields for a further 12 months, adding further strains on pension funding positions, experts say.
09 February 2012
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Industry
With the price of complete buyouts becoming prohibitive for many trustees, Andrew Short looks at cheaper alternatives to shifting liabilities, and how they can be funded.
09 February 2012
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Defined Benefit
Funding positions have improved slightly this month as rising asset values offset increasing liabilities which were pushed out by record low discount rates.
01 February 2012
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Defined Benefit
Scrapping indexation could save defined benefit schemes billions of pounds but it would not see a mass move back to DB provision, experts have warned.
26 January 2012
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Industry
Aon Hewitt has been appointed actuarial advisers to German chemical firm Evonik's four UK pension schemes.
19 January 2012
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Appointments
Mercer has recruited John Benfield as partner in its investment business from rival consultant Aon Hewitt.
18 January 2012
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