Mercer

EUROPE - The global real estate crisis has created investment opportunities for pension funds and other institutional investors, Mercer believes.

Mercer has re-hired former employee Paul Enderby from rivals Towers Watson as senior consultant.

Mercer has appointed Mandy Turner as a senior consultant in an expansion of its Bristol-based investment consulting business.

US - Funded status of US pension plans increased to 80.3% at the end of October, BNY Mellon Asset Management finds.

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Mercer has recruited Paul Noone and Cathryn Cooney to its UK outsourcing business in a bid to improve its benefits delivery service for pension scheme members.

Mercer has expanded its covenant consulting team with the hire of Andrew Horner from Baker Tilly and Tim Birkett from business outsourcer Vertex.

FTSE350 scheme deficits stood still at £85bn in Q2 and Q3, despite a rise in global equity markets in the third quarter, Mercer data reveals.