Employers in the Gulf region face rising liabilities from unfunded employee benefits, which could impact corporate revenues, according to a new report from WTW. The WTW research found that 85 per cent...
Fund administration specialists the Apex Group will acquire Mercer’s stand-alone superannuation administration operations, expanding its footprint in the Australian pensions market. Under the deal, Apex will execute a strategic lift-out of Mercer’s...
Infrastructure investment is expected to boom this year, with some private asset mangers forecasting inflows will be up by 50 per cent. These figures were contained in new research from the Carne...
There has been a drop in the number of younger consumers buying life insurance, as people delay marriage and parenthood according to the latest World Life Insurance Report 2026 from Capgemini and...
Last week (August 7) President Trump signed an executive order that helps facilitate US pension funds — including the popular 401ks — to boost investments into private market assets, including cryptocurrencies. Given...
More than half of senior UK financial services professionals expect their companies to focus less on sustainability and DEI issues in future. These findings mirror similar research in Europe by CRIF, Europe’s...
Unum has acquired the renewal rights to Generali UK’s employee benefits business, helping it add scale to its group risk business and expand into the global captive insurance market. As part of...
One in four pension schemes are considering reducing exposure to the US amid ongoing uncertainty around President Trump’s tariff policy. The survey of DB schemes, by WTW, shows many are actively reconsidering...
Pension schemes are being urged to rethink currency hedging strategies after the market turmoil that has followed President Trump’s tariff policy. Investment expects have pointed out that many schemes have held US...
WTW has appointed Imran Qureshi to be its global retirement leader. Qureshi’s appointment follows the retirement of Marco Boschetti. Qureshi will continue to hold his role as WTW’s North America geography leader...
