International Investors Shoot for Equities and Alternative Assets
Mercer report explores key trends in international investor activity, including a reduction in fixed income in favor of equities.
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People Moves Roundup
Aon Appoints Lambros Lambrou as Global CEO of Commercial Risk SolutionsAon has appointed Lambros Lambrou, as global CEO of Commercial Risk Solutions. Lambrou has worked within the risk management...
People Moves Roundup
PGGM gets an acting chairman, Northern Trust makes a swath of changes, and more.
UK Private Sector Pensions to Pay More than £300 Billion by 2021
Record amount attributed to rapidly growing buy-in, buy-out market.
US Corporate Pensions’ Funded Status Edges Higher in November
Volatility in equity markets continues to concern plan sponsors.
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Canadian DB Pension Funds’ Cup Runneth Over
Funded status of Canadian plans surges well above 100% in Q3.
Mercer’s Parent Company Buys UK Rival for $5.7 Billion
The firm will expand its reach into the British pension advisor market.
S&P 1500 Pension Funded Status Treads Water in August
Rising equities were offset by a falling discount rate during the month.
Corporate Moves
Australian Fund Head Moves to Mercer
Campbell McCulloch is the first of three new executives who will fill the void left by longtime deputy CIO Phil Graham.
Mercer Acquires Pavilion Financial, Summit Strategies Divisions
Mega-consultant looks to bulk up non-profit presence.
FTSE 350 Pension Gap Shrinks by £43 Billion in H1
Aggregate deficit falls to £29 billion at the end of May.
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US, UK Corporate Pension Deficits Diverge
Liabilities of corporate defined benefit plans of S&P 1500 firms rise, as those of FTSE350 fall.
Mercer: Tax Reform, Quant Tightening among Top Priorities for DB Plans in 2018
New whitepaper urges plans to create a strong defense against economic, political shocks.
Asset Allocation
Mercer Buys Japan’s BFC Asset Management
US consulting firm’s acquisition marks expansion in the Japanese investment management realm.