Mercer

FTSE100 companies' median liabilities jumped about 20% last year due to changes in accounting assumptions, Mercer research reveals.

Volatility in global equities and falling corporate bond yields in the last two weeks of June cancelled out much of the growth achieved by schemes over the past six months, Mercer says.

Chairman Akash Rooprai asks the panellists for their views on the development of longevity protection products, the effect of Solvency II on annuity books, tools to help clients understand their funding levels, and the impact of insurers exiting the market...

Businesses with pension deficits are starting to utilise property to finance the gap. Laura Blows finds out how companies are using property as a contingent asset and the advantage of these types of arrangements

Government must implement radical reforms to provide incentives for pension saving, Fair Investment Company says.

Aon Hewitt will deliver cost savings of $355m (£235m) a year through cuts in both back and front office operations, Aon Corporation says.

US - Pension deficits at S&P1500 companies reached $451bn at the end of June according to Mercer, just $1bn short of the previous record high set in January 2009.

The merger between Aon Consulting and Hewitt Associates marks yet another step in industry consolidation.

Helen Fowler looks at the developing innovation of the ‘captive model' - where a pension fund sponsor uses its own in-house insurer to cover its benefit obligations

It's no surprise some investors may harbour reservations about Japanese equities given their history for dire returns, but consultants and asset managers at a recent GP roundtable, sponsored by Nomura Asset Management, said the market is primed for a...