Pensions
Corporate Pension Funded Status Stays Flat in July
Strong equities were equivalent to or offset by a decline in pension discount rates.
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Asset Allocation
Troubles Ahead? Allocators Say They Are Ready
In a Mercer survey, asset owners say they feel ‘resilient’ about market risk and inflation.
Pensions
Robust June in Stocks Puts an ‘Exclamation Point’ on Pension Funding
U.S. corporate funding levels stay high as the likelihood grows of an interest rate cut later this year.
Pensions
Canadian Pension Funded Statuses Hold Steady in Q2
The plans maintained their surplus amidst weak domestic equity performance.
Newsmakers
Rich Joseph Appointed Head of Growth for WTW’s US Investment Business
The retirement executive spent more than 20 years at Mercer.
Pensions
US Corporate Pension Funding Mixed on Stock Declines
Record pension funding levels cooled slightly in April from a drop in asset values, but were partly saved by another uptick in discount rates.
Pensions
US Corporate Pensions Continue Funding Surplus in March
Funded status for U.S. defined benefit plans continues to push to all-time highs, according to several data trackers.
Alternatives
Insurers Flock into Private Debt, Alternatives, Mercer Says
73% of insurers have or plan to make private markets investments in 2024.
Pensions
Funded Levels Rose for Canadian DB Plans in 2023, But Risks Remain
Interest rates and market volatility continue to pose a significant risk for many plans.
Corporate Moves
Mercer to Acquire Vanguard OCIO Business
Vanguard Institutional Advisory Services, its employees and clients will become part of Mercer next year.
Pensions
Netherlands Ranks 1st Among 47 Global Pension Systems
The 2023 Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index ranked pension funds around the world on adequacy, sustainability and integrity; the US got a C+.
Asset Allocation
Markets Trend Positively for Investors, but Uncertainty Remains
New data and economic forecasts predict a soft landing, but investors may need help navigating higher inflation and hard-to-predict costs.
Mercer Launches Catalytic Investment Exchange to Support Energy Transition Projects
The project will bring together deal sponsors and direct investors to navigate investments.
Market Moves
US Corporate Funding Ratios Decline Slightly in August
Corporate pension funding decreased for the first time since December 2022.
Corporate Moves
New CIOs Join Mercer, Principal
Mercer names a leader for its US outsourced CIO practice, and Principal Asset Management appoints a CIO and global head of equities.