Mercer

Getting HR and payroll systems ready for compliance with auto-enrolment requirements is the biggest pensions challenge facing employers, Mercer research reveals.

Trustees risk seeing their Pension Protection Fund levy rise by "millions" if they do not focus on the type of guarantee given by scheme sponsors, Mercer warns.

The industry breathed a collective sigh of relief after today's Budget, with no changes to higher-rate tax relief and announcements on state pension reform and infrastructure investment.

Schemes taking lessons from supermarkets

Trustees risk seeing their Pension Protection Fund levy rise by "millions" if they do not focus on the type of guarantee given by scheme sponsors, Mercer warns.

Pension Insurance Corporation has outsourced the record keeping, payroll, administration and communication services for its 50,000 pension policies to Mercer.

Lynn Strongin Dodds looks at scheme choices

Andrew Short considers the pros and cons of outsourcing

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.

FTSE350 pension scheme deficits remained "stubbornly high" during January, hovering just above a combined shortfall of £80bn, data from Mercer shows.