Manager Selection
How Investment Teams Waste Their Time
It would be better spent on due diligence, instead of meaningless scut work, say Backstop and Mercer.
Tag: Mercer
Asset Management Culture
Pension Buyouts a Relative Bargain, Says Mercer
Tweaking of Pension Buyout Index shows annuity buyouts cost less than accounting liabilities.
Asset Management Culture
ESG Becoming the New Normal for European Pensions
The vast majority of pensions now consider the environmental, social, and governance risks to their investments.
Manager Selection
Conducting Due Diligence During a Pandemic
Mercer-Backstop alliance allows asset allocators to kick the tires on investments remotely.
Research
UK Corporate Pension Funding Hammered by Pandemic in April
FTSE 350 company plans swing to £52 billion deficit from £10 billion surplus during the month.
A System to Help Asset Allocators Adapt to Remote Working
Ability to transition without disruption is the key to continuity during the coronavirus.
Risk
UK Pension Risk Transfer Market to Quadruple in Decade
Mercer expects UK bulk annuity market to top £40 billion this year.
FTSE 350 Pension Deficit Hits Two-Year High
Mercer warns pension trustees to brace for a no-deal Brexit.
Volatile Markets Are Spurring Defined Benefit Plan De-Risking
Survey also finds rising PBGC premiums encourage funding increases.
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.
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.
Research
Canadian DB Pension Funds’ Cup Runneth Over
Funded status of Canadian plans surges well above 100% in Q3.