Organisation: Mercer Investment Consulting

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

business

€10 billion wiped of value of pension assets this year

IRISH pension funds have fallen by 10% so far this year representing their biggest drop since the aftermath of the September 11 attacks.

business

Biggest drop in pension funds in five years

business

Market falls hit pension funds

business

AIB pension fund ‘best performing’

business

Pension funds recover from February crash

business

Pension returns flat in November

Stock market turbulence hits pension fund performance

THERE was an average rise of 0.2% in Irish Pension Managed Funds in June, according to figures released yesterday by Mercer Investment Consulting.

Wed, 05 Jul, 2006

Managed Fund returns down in May

The average Irish Pension Managed Fund was down 4.3% in May, according to the latest figures released by Mercer Investment Consulting today.

Tue, 06 Jun, 2006

Irish pension equity exposure among highest in Europe, says survey

Irish and European pension funds are managing the risk in their portfolios by diversifying their investments and placing more money in alternative assets, according to a new survey by Mercer Investment Consulting.

Wed, 24 May, 2006

How to best deal with our pensions crisis: stop talking about it

THE advice given to those trying to deal with the pensions crisis in Ireland is stop talking about it.

Thu, 09 Mar, 2006

Pension funds ‘over-exposed to equities’, conference hears

PENSION funds are over-exposed to equities and risk serious losses if the markets under perform, fund trustees were told yesterday.

Fri, 17 Feb, 2006

Elan’s dive hits Irish pension funds

THE plunge in Elan’s share price has wiped €400 million off the value of Irish pension funds in the first quarter.

Wed, 06 Apr, 2005

Elan 'wipes €400m off Irish pension funds'

Mercer Investment Consulting today estimated that approximately €400m has been wiped off the value of Irish pension assets in the first quarter because the recent dramatic falls in Elan's share price.

Tue, 05 Apr, 2005

Growth to remain level across Europe: Survey

Investment managers expect economic growth to remain at current levels within Europe this year, according to a new survey by Mercer Investment Consulting.

Tue, 11 Jan, 2005

Pension funds still have ground to make up despite 10% gains last year

IRISH pension funds are still under pressure to make up the losses of earlier years.

Fri, 07 Jan, 2005

Pension fund investment values fall

PENSION fund managers saw the value of their investments fall an average of 2.6% in the third quarter of the year, investment consultants Mercer said yesterday.

Tue, 23 Nov, 2004

No growth for Irish pension funds

THE value of Irish pension funds remained flat over the last three months, according to figures published yesterday.

Wed, 06 Oct, 2004

More pension funds go overseas

ESTIMATES suggest between 15% and 20% of Irish pensions are managed by overseas pension investment managers.

Fri, 27 Aug, 2004

Irish pension funds rise by 1.4% in Q2

The average Irish Pension Managed Fund increased by 1.4% over the second quarter of the year, bringing the year to date return to 5.3%, according to the latest figures by Mercer Investment Consulting.

Mon, 05 Jul, 2004

Irish Life tops pensions poll but survey notes more overseas entrants

Irish Life Investment Managers topped a survey of Irish pension fund investment managers in 2003.

Thu, 19 Feb, 2004

Irish pensions improve in 2003 but still down over three years

Irish pension funds have recovered throughout 2003, with the average managed fund return up 12.3%.

Thu, 19 Feb, 2004

Pension funds rise by 12.3% in 2003

IRISH pension funds increased in value by an average of 12.3% during 2003, according to a survey of pension funds released yesterday.

Wed, 07 Jan, 2004

Irish pension funds up 12.3% last year

The average Irish Pension Managed Fund gained 5.7% in the final quarter of the year, bringing the annual return for 2003 to 12.3%.

Tue, 06 Jan, 2004

Irish pension funds rise in value

According to research published today Irish pension funds rose 4.1% in October.

Wed, 05 Nov, 2003

Equity rally drives managed fund performances up

THE AVERAGE Irish pension managed fund gained 2.7% in the third quarter of the year, according to the latest figures published by Mercer Investment Consulting.

Sat, 04 Oct, 2003

Pension funds on rise again

AFTER three years of major losses, world share prices have begun to recover, boosting pension fund performances in their wake.

Fri, 04 Jul, 2003

Mercer’s joint venture to shake up pensions

MERCER Investment Consulting yesterday launched a new joint venture investment service that will shake up the Irish pensions market.

Thu, 20 Mar, 2003

Courts to invest trust funds

THE COURTS are to invest up to €800m euro in the stock market and other equity-based schemes to ensure people awarded damages receive the maximum amount of money possible.

Tue, 04 Mar, 2003

Stock market turbulence puts pressure on pension trustees

STOCK market turbulence has put significant pressure on pension fund trustees to evaluate how their funds are managed, a pensions specialist has said.

Fri, 14 Feb, 2003