Hewitt Associates

Hewitt Associates has expanded its UK investment consulting team with the appointments of Laun Middleton and David Page.

UK - Three quarters of defined benefit pension plans are now more likely to halt future accrual than they were 12 months ago, the Hewitt Global Pension Risk Survey 2009 revealed.

Three quarters of defined benefit pension plans are now more likely to halt future accrual than they were 12 months ago, the Hewitt Global Pension Risk Survey 2009 reveals.

Pension funds hit by asset volatility; VW takes a new DC route

A static approach to asset allocation is bound to negatively affect pension funds' funding level, Hewitt says.

Closing a defined benefits scheme to future accrual is a simple way of derisking, but as Gill Wadsworth points out, it is far from a problem-free solution and not the only option worth considering

The move from defined benefit to defined contribution represents a huge transfer of responsibility from employer to employee, meaning member communication has never been more important, as Sebastian Cheek explains

Each month DC World asks readers for their views. This month we ask: should DC schemes focus on asset allocation rather than searching for skilled active managers?

Hewitt Associates has promoted five consultants to the position of principal consultant.

IRELAND - Irish managed funds were down 2.8% in October, the first monthly decline since February, as the markets slumped on the back of investors' concerns over government stimulus measures, Hewitt Associates said.