Mercer

Mercer has opened a Birmingham office of its Financial Strategy Group (FSG) in response to greater demand for defined benefit (DB) risk management services in the Midlands.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) must take a pragmatic approach to the implementation of its balanced funding objective, industry figures say.

Pension deficits have increased for the third consecutive month, according to data published by Mercer.

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Concerns over an auto-enrolment (AE) capacity crunch in early 2015 have been compounded by the announcements made in the Budget 2014, say consultants.

JP Morgan Asset Management has appointed Andy Seed to its defined contribution (DC) business.

More than a quarter of pension funds expect to reduce their exposure to domestic and global equities over the next 12 months, according to research.

The combined deficit of schemes at FTSE 350 firms climbed to £111bn in April as falling bond yields and rising inflation expectations cancelled out stock market gains, says Mercer.

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