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Special Section: Economic Crisis

The economic crisis has far-ranging implications for people and financial management. Watson Wyatt’s special economic crisis section features a wide range of research reports, articles, videos and other content covering investment, retirement, executive remuneration, talent management and insurance.

DC – reality bites

The impact of the financial crisis on DC pension provision

The current financial crisis has been a wake-up call for employer-sponsored defined contribution (DC) pension schemes. This collection of articles, explores the varied issues that the financial crisis has thrown up for DC pensions in recent months and the impact that the crisis has had in terms of the future development of DC.

Solvency II – a tremendous opportunity to gain significant competitive advantage

The Solvency II project was initiated by the European Commission (EC) in 2000 to implement a fundamental change to the current European insurance solvency framework. However, the implementation of Solvency II should not be seen purely as a compliance exercise, but instead as an opportunity to build a more effective business. Insurers who embrace this idea early on stand to gain a significant competitive advantage.

Why Does Investment Particularly Need Beliefs?

Investment is essentially about making judgements and decisions in the present, typically with reference to the past, to cope with or exploit an uncertain future. This paper explores why beliefs are so important, and demonstrates that the quality of our beliefs is a major determinant of success in investment.