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Trustees should consider investment opportunities in the shipping industry brought on by the slow down in global trade following the credit crisis, Mercer says.

GLOBAL - Multinational companies are looking at innovative ways to redesign defined benefit schemes but will cut contributions by 10% in the process, research by Mercer suggests.

Multinational companies are looking at innovative ways to redesign defined benefit schemes but will cut contributions by 10% in the process, Mercer research finds.

In the second report from our recent DC World Steering Group meeting the participants discuss the communications challenges the industry faces

Panellists discuss the proposed amendments to default retirement age and state pension age, and look at how DC schemes will deal with these changes

Each month DC World asks readers for their views. This month we ask: Are corporate wrap platforms the solution to successfully encourage employees to engage with their savings?

GLOBAL - Just 16% of multinational companies feel their existing benefit plan governance structures are sufficient to meet current and anticipated future needs, research by Mercer shows.

Treasury tax reform proposals will have "severe financial implications" for the UK's working middle class, a consultant warns.

UK - The coalition government's pensions tax relief proposals risk "pulling the rug" from underneath occupational provision, a consultant warns.

The coalition government's pensions tax relief proposals risk "pulling the rug" from underneath occupational provision, a consultant warns.