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Employee benefit consultants are finding it difficult to recommend the National Employment Savings Trust to clients because of its lack of track record.

The former head of multi-manager at F&C, Dean Cheeseman, has joined Mercer as an equity portfolio manager within its investment management business.

Chris Panteli looks at the range of alternatives trustees are turning to as a result

GLOBAL - Schemes must factor in climate change risk to their asset allocation strategies over the next two decades or face losing trillions of pounds, Mercer warns.

AUSTRALIA - Super funds are fighting to keep their members after retirement by developing post-retirement solutions, said Mercer.

Schemes must factor in climate change risk to their asset allocation strategies over the next two decades or face losing trillions of pounds, Mercer warns.

OPERS; GESB; TRS; LCP; Friends Provident; Northern Trust; Mercer; PBGC

Linking retirement age to a mortality index would remove some political risk around increasing the length of time employees work, Mercer chief retirement strategist Bruce Rigby says.

GLOBAL - Linking retirement age to a mortality index would remove some political risk around increasing the length of time employees work, said Mercer's chief retirement strategist Bruce Rigby.

With more pension funds looking to invest in commodities in a bid to diversify away from equities, Mark Goode talks to experts about potential investment opportunities, and how emerging markets are fuelling growth