Welcome to MercerVision

The hosts for the broadcast, Mercer’s Elizabeth Renshaw-Ames and Asset TV’s Tony Suckling, set the scene from the studios of the London Stock Exchange.

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Overview of the new buyout market

In this interview, Mercer’s David Ellis gives an insight into recent developments in the buyout market.

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Review 1

Elizabeth Renshaw-Ames and Tony Suckling reflect on the previous session.

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Risk solutions: making sense of the options

Our second interview features Mercer’s Kevin McLaughlin who explains what trustees and sponsors need to think about when considering the de-risking options.

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Review 2

Elizabeth Renshaw-Ames and Tony Suckling reflect on the previous session.

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Making a buyout deal happen

A panel of experts with first-hand experience discuss what you need to do to make a buyout deal happen successfully.

Panel: Mike Samuel, Chair of the trustee of the Rank Pension Plan; Graeme Tricker, counsel, Linklaters; Stuart Faloon, Mercer

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Review 3

Elizabeth Renshaw-Ames and Tony Suckling reflect on the previous session.

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Introduction to longevity issues

In our final interview, Mercer’s Gordon Fletcher explains the implications of longer life expectancy on pension schemes and what can be done to address them.

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Providers’ perspective

A panel of experts from the buyout insurance market share their views on longevity risk mitigation, market capacity and other topical issues.

Panel: Hugo James, sales development director, Legal & General; Tom Pearce, executive director, Goldman Sachs; Richard Willets, longevity director, Paternoster

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Review 4

Elizabeth Renshaw-Ames and Tony Suckling reflect on the previous session. 

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Your questions answered

A team of Mercer experts answer the burning questions submitted from the venues around the UK.

The Mercer team: Stuart Faloon; Gordon Fletcher; Kevin McLaughlin; Andrew Ward

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Summing it all up

Elizabeth Renshaw-Ames sums up the key messages from the event.

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