Corporate Moves
Mercer, Mizuho Will Partner on OCIO Offerings in Japan
Under the bank’s Asset Management One subsidiary, the duo will offer outsourced CIO services to institutional clients.
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Market Moves
Rising Discount Rates Drove Down Pension Liabilities in April
Corporate pension funding levels rebounded in April despite equity market volatility.
Asset Allocation
Market Volatility, Litigation Slow PRT Deal Flow
Solutions could include consideration of plan design and lifetime income options for plan sponsors and participants.
Pensions
Corporate Pension Funding Ratios Continued to Decline in March
Equity markets extended their fall, outpacing the decline in the value of plan liabilities.
Alternatives
Investors Move More Into Alts Following Stock Surge
Illiquid asset classes are among those viewed as stable amid growing uncertainty about the U.S. economy and global public markets.
Corporate Moves
Mercer to Acquire Investment Consultant SECOR Asset Management
The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2025.
Pensions
Corporate Pensions Continue Funding Surplus Rise in January
Strong markets, steady discount rates push funded status higher and higher.
Pensions
November Sees Another Gain in Corporate Pension Funded Status
If December can keep up the relatively strong results this year, defined benefit plan funded status may finish in the black for 2024.
Pensions
Corporate Pension Funded Status Ticks Up in October
Rising discount rates mostly offset both weak investment returns and declines in plan assets last month.
Pensions
Nokia Named Mercer as OCIO for US Retirement Plans
The telecom giant outsourced the investment of its defined benefit pension and defined contribution portfolios.
Pensions
Corporate Pension Funded Status Slightly Declines in September
Plan liabilities increased faster than equity gains, resulting in slight declines in the funded status of U.S. corporate pension plans.
Pensions
Corporate Pension Funded Status Mixed in August
Some trackers saw their first decline in funded status in months, during a 'tumultuous' month for equities.
Pensions
Corporate Pension Funded Status Stays Flat in July
Strong equities were equivalent to or offset by a decline in pension discount rates.
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.