Towers Perrin
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.
Pension Insurance Corporation hires CIO
Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) has appointed Rob Groves as chief investment officer (CIO).
Spence hires consulting actuary
Richard Smith has been appointed consulting actuary by Spence and Partners.
JLT Pension Capital Strategies hires LCP's Phillips
JLT Pension Capital Strategies has appointed Martyn Phillips as head of buyout consulting from 2 April.
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.
PwC expands pensions practice with five hires
PwC has expanded its pensions practice with the appointment of a partner and four additional senior hires.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Towers Perrin, Watson Wyatt complete merger
US - Towers Perrin and Watson Wyatt have completed their US$4bn merger, creating their new firm Towers Watson.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A unique challenge
Tower's Perrin's Peter Routledge discusses how companies should address the hole in their funding strategy
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
