Mercer
Investment
European pensions funds’ awareness of, and desire for, action on climate change related investment risk has surged, Mercer says.
26 August 2020
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3 min read
Risk Reduction
The Littlewoods Pensions Scheme has completed a buy-in covering just under £930m of around 6,500 members’ benefits with Rothesay Life, the majority of which relate to deferred members.
12 August 2020
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3 min read
Defined Benefit
Every month, several firms issue trackers of the aggregate defined benefit (DB) scheme funding position. See here for the July 2020 estimates on the various measures…
11 August 2020
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4 min read
Risk Reduction
Longevity swap usage is expected to grow further as more reinsurers enter the market to hedge the risk of deferred members, according to Mercer.
04 August 2020
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2 min read
Risk Reduction
The Premaberg Holdings Limited Retirement Benefits Plan has agreed a £5m buy-in transaction with Just Group.
22 July 2020
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2 min read
Industry
Professional Pensions spoke to Mercer UK wealth leader Benoit Hudon as part of its exclusive series of interviews with the leaders of the UK’s leading pension consulting firms. This is what he had to say…
15 July 2020
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8 min read
Risk Reduction
The UBS (UK) Pension and Life Assurance Scheme has hedged the longevity risk of around half its defined benefit (DB) liabilities through a £1.4bn longevity swap completed with Zurich and Canada Life Reinsurance.
07 July 2020
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3 min read
Risk Reduction
Sponsors whose pension schemes complete buy-ins or buyouts tend to outperform their peers by between 0.25% and 3% on average, Mercer research finds.
25 June 2020
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2 min read
Industry
The revenue of the three biggest pension consultancy firms in the UK fell slightly in 2019, dropping from £1.16bn in 2018 to £1.14bn in 2019.
25 June 2020
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2 min read
Industry
The first virtual event of PP’s DeskFlix series took place on 23 June
23 June 2020
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1 min read
