Pension solutions to meet the needs of employers and employees 

Employers and trustees have an important role to play to ensure that retirement works for everyone. Those with defined benefit (DB) plans face ever-growing risks such as low interest rates, market volatility and longer life spans.

Whilst defined contribution (DC) plans address some of these concerns for employers, the risk is moved over to the employees, who are responsible for saving for their own retirement and exposed to the risk of low return.

We can help you assess your requirements and design and execute an efficient and flexible retirement program – including customized plans, such as hybrid arrangements to suit your workforce.

  • Defined benefit (DB) pension plans 

    We provide thousands of defined benefit pension plans with valuable insights, trusted advice and practical support at every stage of the journey. Our global scale and extensive resources can help support you in any scenario, while providing customized insight, guidance and support tailored to your plan’s needs.

  • Defined contribution (DC) pension plans

    We offer DC pension plan and retirement solutions, including master trust and outsourced investment (CIO) services in many countries around the world. We can help you design, plan and manage customized plans or you can implement a fully outsourced solution that aims to benefit the firm and your workforce. 

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