Firm said this follows months of strong performance across the business
Mercer says uncertainty could cast doubt over how best to proceed with ongoing valuations
ONS figures show market value of DB schemes fell by 3% between Q3 and Q4 2022
Scottish Widows finds demand for green pensions but says employers lack knowledge
Just a quarter of the largest UK companies still provide DB pensions to some of their staff
Schemes grew from £1bn deficit in 2020 to £32bn surplus at the end of 2021
FTSE 350 companies with defined benefit (DB) pension schemes have been hit particularly hard by the economic crisis caused by Covid-19, latest research from Barnett Waddingham shows.
Pension schemes should “stick to their convictions” and long-term policies in the face of market falls caused by Covid-19, Aon says.
Investment Association (IA) UK gilt funds were the only fund sector to deliver positive returns in a "horror show" March, which saw the ongoing impact of the coronavirus pandemic decimate the performance of most IA-registered vehicles.
Institutional investors are continuing to flounder after the FTSE 100 opened the week down 8.72%, crashing into technical bear market territory.