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An overview of Mercer global news:

Australia

Mercer completes BT Super and Advance deals with Westpac Announced almost one year ago, Westpac and Mercer have completed their mega double-deal in Australia’s superannuation funds industry.
03 April 2023
United Kingdom

Pension funding levels steady at end of bumpy year Pension funding has rallied at the start of the year, after months of uncertainty around the Omicron variant had previously grown the pension deficit of the FTSE350.
07 January 2022
United Kingdom

FTSE 350 pension deficits increase with Omicron uncertainty The aggregate accounting deficit of FTSE 350 companies’ defined benefit pension schemes is now more than double the level seen before the pandemic, according to new research.
15 December 2021
United Kingdom

Consultants share their predictions for 2021 As a new year brings an end to some long-running issues, while posing a whole new list of uncertainties, many firms still face countless challenges regarding digitalisation, workplace relations and n
04 January 2021
United Kingdom

Pension funds placing more focus on ESG and climate risks The proportion of pension schemes which consider climate change risk is rising rapidly, according to a new study.
17 September 2020
Australia

Australia has the world's third best pension | retirement system Australia is home to the world’s third best pension system, according to research by Mercer and Monash Business School.
25 February 2020
Australia

AvSuper selects Mercer as administrator of its pension fund Aviation superannuation firm AvSuper has appointed Mercer as its retirement scheme administrator, following the agreement of a strategic partnership between the two firms.
13 February 2020
United Kingdom

Mercer launches AI prediction tool for pensions schemes A new artificial intelligence tool from Mercer will assist defined benefit pension schemes anticipate the outcome of an options exercise.
07 February 2020
United Kingdom

Uncertainty continues to hit FTSE 350 pension deficit Political and economic volatility are impacting heavily on the UK’s pension funds.
15 October 2019
United Kingdom

Majority of UK defined benefit plans are cash-flow negative Almost three quarters of UK defined benefit plans are cash-flow negative, placing them in a precarious position amid a volatile geo-political and economic environment.
08 July 2019
United Kingdom

Rolls-Royce's record pension buy-out advised on by Mercer Global actuarial consultancy Mercer has advised the Rolls-Royce UK Pension Fund on a record buy-out worth over £4.6 billion.
18 June 2019
United Kingdom

Third of pension schemes in surplus but have not agreed long-term targets According to a new study, 37% of pension schemes are currently enjoying a funding surplus.
05 November 2018
Australia

Australia amongst world’s best for providing for ageing population Global health, wealth and career consulting firm Mercer have teamed up with the Victorian state government and Monash University’s Australian Centre for Financial Studies to release the tenth Melbour
25 October 2018
Latin America

Three Latin countries top United States for pension system Chile, Colombia and Peru are all better prepared to accommodate their ageing population that the United States, according to a new study by Mercer.
25 October 2018
United Kingdom

Watchdog report spares UK investment consultants industry overhaul The Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has ruled out an industry-wide overhaul of investment consulting in the UK, following a protracted process which has seen a number of Britain’s largest pensi
14 August 2018
United Kingdom

Climate change increasingly seen as material threat to asset funds Large numbers of people rely on their pensions for retirement, and, while current pension funds total tends of trillions of dollars, concern around their sustainability is mounting.
17 July 2018
India

Mercer boosts wealth advisory business through acquisition of India Life Capital As overall wealth levels are growing in India, so to is the market for capital investments.
26 June 2018
Middle East

Zurich and Mercer partner to launch workplace savings scheme in Middle East Insurance and investment firm Zurich has launched a workplace savings solution (MySavings) in the Middle East in partnership with Mercer – the world’s largest investment consultancy.
31 May 2018
United Kingdom

The largest actuarial and pension consulting firms in the UK The UK’s actuarial and pension consulting firms brought in a combined revenue of almost £2 billion in 2017.
14 May 2018
United Kingdom

De-risking sees European pension assets move to bonds from equities De-risking has seen European pension investment shift dramatically from equities into bonds and alternative assets according to research by Mercer.
07 September 2017
United Kingdom

Mercer picks up two pensions experts from rival KPMG As part of Mercer’s expansion in the UK, which has seen it hire sixteen people in recent months, the firm has poached two KPMG pensions experts, Stephen Budge and Tejas Patel.
23 December 2015
United Kingdom

Mercer launches marketplace for bulk annuity market The UK Defined Benefit schemes have had a turbulent time in recent years as low bond yields and interest rates have cut into expected long term returns.
24 November 2015
United Kingdom

Countries with the best pension systems in the world For the fourth year in a row Denmark has the world’s best pension system, according to a benchmark by Mercer and the Australian Centre for Financial Studies.
16 November 2015
United Kingdom

Mercer and Redington win European Pensions Award Mercer and Redington have managed to scoop a prestigious ‘European Pensions Award’ during the 2015-edition of the annual award ceremony held recently in London. Redington was named ‘Risk Management Firm
09 July 2015
United Kingdom

Seven business consultancies win UK Pensions Awards Spence & Partners, Mercer, PwC, Aon Hewitt, LCP, Redington and Hymans Robertson have been recognised for their excellent performance as pension advisors during the UK Pensions Awards, held last Thursday 7 May in London. The seven consultancies
11 May 2015
United Kingdom

12 firms shortlisted for pension & investment Awards On Wednesday 20 May 2015 the Pension and Investment Provider Awards will take place in London, celebrating excellent performances of pension and investment providers in the UK. Twelve consulting firms have been shortlisted as finalists.
20 April 2015
United Kingdom

WSP hires Mercer as advisor for its UK pension schemes Consulting firm Mercer has been appointed as the corporate actuarial advisor to WSP|Parsons Brinckerhoff’s UK pension schemes. Mercer will, among others, provide actuarial advice and risk management for the consultancy’s defined benefit
09 April 2015
United Kingdom

10 priorities for Wealth Management industry in 2015 The wealth management industry has in recent years, buckled by the financial crisis and its economic repercussions on governments, corporations and individuals, been through a bumpy ride. In 2008, at the height of the crisis, Assets under Managemen
14 January 2015
United Kingdom

18 consulting firms nominated for Pensions Age Awards 18 consulting firms have been shortlisted for the Pension Age Awards. The Awards, which recognise outstanding pensions and performance of pension providers, will be handed out in February 2015. The Pensions Age Awards recognises both t
01 December 2014
United Kingdom

Mercer & eShare launch eGovernance for pension schemes Mercer UK has together with eShare launched a new service that helps pension schemes with the move to paperless meetings.
24 September 2014

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