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Mercer hires principal for retirement business
Mercer hires principal for retirement business

Robert Evans has been appointed as a principal within Mercer's retirement business to advise corporates and pension trustees.

  • Appointments
  • 06 April 2016
Pension Insurance Corporation hires CIO

Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) has appointed Rob Groves as chief investment officer (CIO).

  • Appointments
  • 20 May 2015
Spence hires consulting actuary

Richard Smith has been appointed consulting actuary by Spence and Partners.

  • Appointments
  • 02 December 2014
JLT Pension Capital Strategies hires LCP's Phillips

JLT Pension Capital Strategies has appointed Martyn Phillips as head of buyout consulting from 2 April.

  • Appointments
  • 27 March 2012
JLT confirms Ball hire for investment solutions arm

JLT Employee Benefits has confirmed the appointment of Peter Ball as managing director of the recently formed JLT Investment Solutions.

  • Appointments
  • 03 October 2011
PwC expands pensions practice with five hires

PwC has expanded its pensions practice with the appointment of a partner and four additional senior hires.

  • Appointments
  • 28 July 2011
Towers Watson president Mactas to retire

Towers Watson president and chief operating officer Mark Mactas will retire at year-end after more than three decades with the firm, the consultancy confirms.

  • Industry
  • 12 April 2011
A source of competitive advantage?

The focus on effective risk management is sharper than ever, and can bring real benefits to how pension schemes are run, as Alan Botterill reveals

  • Risk Management
  • 18 November 2010
Consolidation could pave way for smaller firms

Smaller consultancy firms could win the "battle" for medium-sized schemes in the next five years if consolidation among the top firms continues, Steve Delo says.

  • Industry
  • 12 August 2010
Comment: Schemes must be cautious about Aon Consulting / Hewitt Associates deal

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

  • Consultants
  • 12 July 2010
Consultant market set for further contractions

The middle ground in corporate pension consulting looks set to disappear with larger organisations and niche firms taking the lead, Bluefin predicts.

  • Consultants
  • 30 April 2010
Consultant market set for further contractions

UK - The middle ground in corporate pension consulting looks set to disappear with larger organisations and niche firms taking the lead, Bluefin predicted.

  • Consultants
  • 30 April 2010
A growing liability

Lynn Strongin Dodds looks at the causes of the current rise in inflation and asks how long it might be expected to continue and what trustees can do to protect their funds from the extra liability.

  • Industry
  • 15 February 2010
Towers Watson unveils senior UK team

Towers Watson has confirmed who will take senior UK positions following the completion of the merger between Watson Wyatt and Towers Perrin last week.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 11 January 2010
Towers Perrin, Watson Wyatt complete merger

US - Towers Perrin and Watson Wyatt have completed their US$4bn merger, creating their new firm Towers Watson.

  • US
  • 04 January 2010
Top 10 stories of 2009: Numbers 1-5

In the second part of our run-down of the top 10 most read Professional Pensions Online articles in 2009, we look at the five most popular stories of the year.

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  • 31 December 2009
Towers Perrin, Watson Wyatt shareholders approve merger

Consulting giants Towers, Perrin, Forster & Crosby and Watson Wyatt Worldwide came one step closer to completing their merger when shareholders approved the deal at a meeting on Friday, the firms said yesterday.

  • United Kingdom
  • 22 December 2009
Towers Perrin / Watson Wyatt merger deal cleared by European Commission

Towers Perrin and Watson Wyatt have been granted conditional clearance to proceed with their merger to form Towers Watson.

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  • 04 December 2009
Survey: 54% of CFOs worried about pension volatility

US - More than half of chief financial officers surveyed by Towers Perrin are concerned about defined benefit pension plan volatility.

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  • 30 November 2009
Watson Wyatt urges schemes to prepare for inflation

Schemes need to prepare for the return of inflation in case central banks fail to control upward pressure on prices, Watson Wyatt says.

  • Investment
  • 30 November 2009
Scheme deficits have grown by £100bn since start of year

The combined deficit of UK pension schemes at the end of the third quarter is set to be £100bn higher than at the start of the year, KPMG data reveals.

  • Accounting
  • 30 September 2009
Towers Perrin and Watson Wyatt to merge - UPDATE 2

Consultancy firms Towers, Perrin, Forster & Crosby and Watson Wyatt will merge, the two firms announced yesterday.

  • Consultants
  • 29 June 2009
A unique challenge

Tower's Perrin's Peter Routledge discusses how companies should address the hole in their funding strategy

  • Accounting
  • 11 December 2008
Too little, too late?

Risk sharing has come too late to save the majority of DB schemes, discovers Kelly Gregor. What is needed is deregulation and a more flexible approach from government

  • Defined Benefit
  • 30 October 2008

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