2009 seems to have been a long year in the world of pensions - and a year many will, no doubt, be glad is over.
US - Towers Perrin and Watson Wyatt have completed their US$4bn merger, creating their new firm Towers Watson.
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.
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.
GLOBAL - Exchange traded funds are generally more expensive than many institutional index products and an unattractive long-term investment option for most pension funds, Watson Wyatt claimed.
Towers Perrin and Watson Wyatt have been granted conditional clearance to proceed with their merger to form Towers Watson.
With superannuation funds facing a lack of confidence and questions arising over manager performance it is a time of change for Australian pensions, as Rachel Alembakis reports
Consultancy firms Towers, Perrin, Forster & Crosby and Watson Wyatt will merge, the two firms announced yesterday.