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...Simeon Willis, chief investment officer at XPS, the pension consultants, said the 250bp threshold won’t surprise the sector....
...Regulating investment consultants like Willis Towers Watson, Mercer and Aon would not have prevented the liability-driven investing crisis....
...Around two-thirds of DB pension schemes introduced arrangements in 1997 that limited future increases in retirement payouts due to inflation to 5 per cent....
...“Most organisations have recognised that the typical 3 per cent annual raise is not going to cut it this year,” said Tom Hellier, an adviser on rewards at the HR consultancy Willis Towers Watson....
...The US House financial services committee — which solicited 2016-2020 diversity data from investment firms with more than $400bn in assets each — found that they had made only limited progress on diversity...
...The PPF did not experience the increase in claims it had expected in the most recent financial year, thanks to government and bank Covid-19 support measures that limited insolvencies....
...But it stopped well short of suggesting a blanket allocation to Chinese assets, recommending “skilled active management” to reduce risks — a nod to the limited disclosure that ESG pushes up against in a...
...Coinciding with a new exhibition at East Hampton’s Guild Hall this August, Longo has released a limited-edition collection with jewellery imprint Lizworks, on show at Sotheby’s East Hampton until 27 June...
...My style icon is the late actress Roxie Roker, who played Helen Willis in the 1970s TV series The Jeffersons....
...The board in the final room reads, “Has our approach been too limited? Too Eurocentric, not sufficiently inclusive?”...
...Limited infrastructure and ongoing fighting in some rural areas have hampered the distribution of doses in the world’s newest country, home to 12m people....
...With buoyant financial markets offering asset managers a cushion, tie-ups have so far this year been limited in scope....
...“They initially limited their exposure to buildings over 18 metres and to aluminium cladding. That’s now moved on and there is more limited cover for fire safety generally.”...
...Insurers including CNA Hardy and Pioneer have ceased writing renewable energy business and begun to run off their accounts, according to a survey by Willis Towers Watson, a broker....
...DWS is listed as “partnership limited by shares”, or KGaA — a structure that gives Deutsche Bank special voting rights as long as it holds a stake of at least 40 per cent....
...Among the remaining handful is Craig, a tusker who resides in the shrubland near Kenya’s Amboseli National Park, and is the subject of a limited-edition print from photographer David Yarrow....
...Global pension funds now allocate more than a quarter of their assets to private markets, according to consultancy Willis Towers Watson....
...For Mr Rosengren, his strategy is, nevertheless, the only viable course — and one with a limited timeframe, given his likely retirement in four years....
...The collapse of stock markets will hurt, although for most life insurers equity exposure is limited....
...But just because gold is a defensive asset, this does not mean it is risk-free, warned Adrian Lowcock, head of personal investing at broker Willis Owen....
...“Ultimately, if you’re just a local generalist your survival days are limited. You need to be specialist.”...
...The resulting collection will comprise 16 limited-edition books, which will be sold with 15 per cent of sales going to Human Rights Watch....
...He added that the current unknowns were not just limited to Brexit. Two other factors worrying clients were the US-China trade war and the slowdown in manufacturing in Germany....
...It’s so much bigger than what we had before; we had a limited budget …and very strong opinions, after running a public space for 25 years.” They have been buying art since they wed in 1964....
...Unlike in Europe, where Raisin has a cross-border platform, the US site will be limited to domestic banks....
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