Hewitt Associates

US - Hewitt Associates has completed its previously announced acquisition of US consulting firm Ennis Knupp.

The longevity risk transfer market continues to grow exponentially with UK longevity and risk deals set to exceed £10bn by the end of the year, Hewitt Associates says.

Hewitt has been appointed by healthcare and life sciences product provider, The Getinge Group, to provide investment consulting services to its three UK pension schemes.

In the second report from our recent DC World Steering Group meeting the participants discuss the communications challenges the industry faces

Chris Panteli looks at issues around the use of contingent assets

Contingent assets have been used in scheme funding arrangements in the UK for some time, but how popular are they overseas? Chris Panteli finds out.

The trustees of the £70m Royal British Legion Pension Fund have hired Hewitt Associates to provide investment advice.

Senior industry figures are pleading for an early government announcement on pension tax relief restriction rules because "time is running out" for employers to implement changes.

Smaller consultancy firms could win the "battle" for medium-sized schemes in the next five years if consolidation among the top firms continues, Steve Delo says.

The possible move from Retail Prices Indexation to Consumer Prices Indexation to index private sector pension increases will force schemes to amend de-risking contracts, industry figures say.