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Contingent assets have been used in scheme funding arrangements in the UK for some time, but how popular are they overseas? Chris Panteli finds out.

GLOBAL - Have you missed the biggest stories in pensions this week? Find out below, as we list the top five most popular stories on www.globalpensions.com over the past seven days (6 August - 13 August).

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Mercer and Marsh are to consolidate their Manchester operations early next year in a move that will house 400 employees under the same roof.

Reading my PP email on Monday, I noticed that Mercer's Chris Hull had come up with some valuable ideas on how to help solve the issue of public sector pensions.

Mercer has appointed Sathish Ramdayal to head up a new Edinburgh-based financial strategy group.

AUSTRALIA - A growing number of superannuation funds are already well-placed to deal with the introduction of legislation concerning operational risk reserves, research by Mercer shows.

AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has appointed Mercer chief investment officer Tim Gardener as global head of consultant relations.

GLOBAL - Axa Investment Managers (Axa IM) has appointed Mercer CIO Tim Gardener as global head of consultant relations.

Lord John Hutton's independent public sector pensions commission should consider an LGPS-style framework for all taxpayer funded schemes, a consultant says.