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Private sector pension liabilities hit record £1.2trn
Global Pensions | 03 Sep 2010
UK - Pension liabilities for UK private sector final salary pension schemes reached £1.2trn ($1.8trn) in August.
Employers underestimate bad data consequences
UK - Defined benefit sponsors continue to under value the risks associated with poor member data, Aon Consulting warns.
Hewitt to acquire US consultant EnnisKnupp - UPDATED
US – Hewitt Associates will acquire US consulting firm EnnisKnupp, a move Hewitt said sweetened its merger deal with Aon Consulting announced less than two weeks ago.
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Aon Hewitt deal to deliver annual cost savings of £235m
GLOBAL - Aon Hewitt will deliver cost savings of $355m (£235m) a year through cuts in both back and front office operations, Aon Corporation has said.
Comment: Schemes must be cautious about Aon Consulting / Hewitt Associates deal
The merger between Aon Consulting and Hewitt Associates marks yet another step in industry consolidation.
Aon Consulting and Hewitt to merge in $4.9bn deal
GLOBAL - Aon Consulting and Hewitt Associates are to merge to form a new consultancy in a $4.9bn deal.
Schemes ranked second biggest threat to firms
UK - Final salary pension schemes are now ranked as the second biggest threat facing corporates, Aon Consulting said.
More QE could upset DB deficits
UK - Another wave of quantitative easing proposed by Mervyn King could push up pension scheme liabilities and increases deficits after a period of relative calm, Aon warned.
UK pension deficits balloon to more than £100bn for first time
UK - The aggregate pensions accounting deficit for the 200 largest UK pension schemes has ballooned to £103bn (US$166bn) – topping the £100bn mark for the first time ever, Aon Consulting’s Aon200 index revealed.
A victory for inertia
The Australian superannuation system, so long the darling of many pensions policy aficionados finds itself under pressure as never before. For the first time savers are having to face up to the fact their nest eggs have shrunk and that markets do not always chart a steady northward trajectory.
DC values return to pre-recession levels
UK - Defined contribution pension funds have returned to the value they were before the recession started in September last year, Aon Consulting figures showed.
Denmark feels the credit crunch
Keren Holland discusses how the Danish pension system is dealing with the current crisis and is planning for the future
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