Mercer

Consultant Mercer has added another defined contribution heavy hitter to its team with a senior appointment from Towers Watson.

Mercer has recruited John Benfield as partner in its investment business from rival consultant Aon Hewitt.

Consultancies and fund managers are undertaking a massive expansion of their defined contribution teams in a bid to meet client demand ahead of auto-enrolment, PP can reveal.

Mercer has added additional firepower to its defined contribution team with the appointment of Gail Philippart from rival Aon Hewitt.

Institutional investors worth more than a trillion pounds are factoring climate change into their investment decisions, a Mercer survey shows.

Mercer has restructured its investment business, integrating its global consulting and asset management businesses.

In the second part of our run-down of the most read Professional Pensions Online articles in 2011, we look at the top 20 news stories during the year - starting with those in eleventh to twentieth place.

Confidence over the future prospects for scheme investments has plummeted over the last six months, Professional Pensions research reveals.

In our end-of-year round-up we asked industry spokespeople to preview the year ahead in pensions.

Mercer has slammed the government for its handling of auto-enrolment, criticising ministers for turning a "deaf ear" to employers needing clarity over the new duties.