Derisk

Survitec Group Pension Scheme has appointed Mercer to provide dynamic de-risking services in a bid to get the scheme to an investment "end-game".

Pension schemes are expected to shift a further £20bn of liabilities to insurance companies and banks over the next 18 months, according to Hymans Robertson.

The trustees of the £140m UK PZ Cussons Retirement Benefits Plan have appointed Mercer to provide implemented consulting services.

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The trustees of the £260m Sun Chemical Pension Scheme have appointed Mercer to deliver an implemented investment solution.

Regulatory focus on plugging scheme deficits quickly is "unhelpful" and could actually damage businesses and pension funds, Hymans Robertson warns.

Pension buyouts are set to break all records next year, after deals for the first three quarters of 2010 exceeded all of 2009, Pension Capital Strategies says.