Key Takeaways
- • Mercer has hired Wayne Davidson from Deloitte, where he most recently led the London arm of the Big Four's investment consulting business, to bolster its UK Investment business.
- • Davidson joins as a Senior Consultant and will head a team of 20 analysts and consultants in Mercer's London office while managing large client portfolios.
- • Davidson brings nearly 20 years of investment consulting and pensions advisory experience, beginning his career at Hewitt Associates in 1997.
- • Steven Blackie, UK Head of Mercer Investments, said Davidson has a clear mandate to strengthen existing client relationships and build new ones.
Summary
Mercer has strengthened its UK Investment business with the appointment of Wayne Davidson, who joins from Deloitte, where he most recently led the Big Four firm's investment consulting business in London, according to the original report published on Consultancy.uk. Davidson joined Mercer in October and has been appointed as a Senior Consultant.
Davidson has nearly 20 years of experience in investment consulting and pensions advisory. He started his career in 1997 at Hewitt Associates, now part of Aon Hewitt, which Aon acquired in July 2010 for $4.9 billion. After nearly nine years at Hewitt, he moved to Deloitte, where he spent nearly ten years, most recently as a Director. At Deloitte he led the London arm of the investment consulting business and sat on the firm's pensions leadership team. He specialises in advising pension fund clients, both trustee and sponsor, on strategic investment advice and deficit funding solutions.
In his new role, Davidson will head a team of 20 analysts and consultants in Mercer's London office and manage large client portfolios as the firm continues to grow its investment advisory business. In a statement, Davidson said he looked forward to working with the firm's consultants to ensure its offering provides clients with the right investment strategy. Steven Blackie, UK Head of Mercer Investments, said Davidson would strengthen the investment advisory consulting team and help find solutions matching individual client needs.
The appointment follows Mercer's release last month of the 2015 edition of its annual study of global pension systems, which found the UK has lost ground compared with last year and needs a range of policy changes to keep pace with the leading countries.
Davidson has nearly 20 years of experience in investment consulting and pensions advisory. He started his career in 1997 at Hewitt Associates, now part of Aon Hewitt, which Aon acquired in July 2010 for $4.9 billion. After nearly nine years at Hewitt, he moved to Deloitte, where he spent nearly ten years, most recently as a Director. At Deloitte he led the London arm of the investment consulting business and sat on the firm's pensions leadership team. He specialises in advising pension fund clients, both trustee and sponsor, on strategic investment advice and deficit funding solutions.
In his new role, Davidson will head a team of 20 analysts and consultants in Mercer's London office and manage large client portfolios as the firm continues to grow its investment advisory business. In a statement, Davidson said he looked forward to working with the firm's consultants to ensure its offering provides clients with the right investment strategy. Steven Blackie, UK Head of Mercer Investments, said Davidson would strengthen the investment advisory consulting team and help find solutions matching individual client needs.
The appointment follows Mercer's release last month of the 2015 edition of its annual study of global pension systems, which found the UK has lost ground compared with last year and needs a range of policy changes to keep pace with the leading countries.
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