WTW | Research

An overview of WTW research in the UK:

Employee absence an increasingly challenging for employers UK businesses are weighing up changes to their pay and benefits structure, as more than half cite increases in long-term absence and disability among their staff leading to rising costs.
15 April 2026
Mega deals reach record high and propel surge in deal value The global deals market saw steady growth in 2025, as it continued to bounce back from it’s major slump two years previously.
10 April 2026
Global M&A rebounds as 2024 commences The number of high value merger and acquisitions fell by 27% in 2023, after pressures from the global economy saw investors favour caution in their dealings.
25 January 2024
M&A activity sees cautious rebound before end of 2023 The quarterly number of global merger and acquisitions has risen for the first time since the start of 2022, suggesting the market may finally be beginning to rebound.
19 October 2023
M&A deals sink to new lows amid protracted slowdown The global market for mergers and acquisitions deals has continued to tumble, amid tough trading conditions in leading markets across North America and Europe.
13 July 2023
2023 M&A volume may improve despite uncertainty Global mergers and acquisitions activity endured an extended slump in 2022.
17 January 2023
M&A success hinges on getting leadership teams right Do leaders matter in mergers & acquisitions? Of course they do – Max Wright (a Senior Director at WTW) explains why dealing with leadership teams is a deciding factor for transaction outcomes.
15 June 2022
High global M&A value may see more cautious investment Merger and acquisition deal value reached historic highs last year – and 2022 looks set to see this trend continue.
12 January 2022
The world's largest pension and sovereign wealth funds The world’s 100 largest pension funds and sovereign wealth funds have over $19 trillion of assets under management, up 1.7% from last year.
19 November 2019
UK health care benefit costs will increase by 6% in 2019 Employer provided health care benefit costs are expected to increase by as much as 8% globally in 2019, with insurers largely blaming over prescription for soaring medical expenses.
12 December 2018
FTSE 350 pension deficit hovers around £10 billion mark In recent years challenging market conditions and an ageing population have seen some schemes run increasingly large deficits.
12 September 2018
Companies that invest in employee health enjoy higher engagement Companies that care more about health and welfare of their employees enjoy better engagement, while employees are less often sick, meaning productivity receives a boost.
06 August 2018
The largest actuarial and pension consulting firms in the UK The UK’s actuarial and pension consulting firms brought in a combined revenue of almost £2 billion in 2017.
14 May 2018
Pension funding across top 22 markets hits $41 trillion The pension funds of 22 of the world’s largest countries has topped more than $41 trillion in asset value, buoyed by strong equity results over 2017.
01 March 2018
Cybersecurity progress being made but people remain weak link Poor cybersecurity has been estimated to cost up to $480 billion in lost GDP globally.
15 December 2017
Top UK CEOs take home average €2 million more than EU counterparts The average renumerations of CEOs in the Eurotop 100 companies list continued to hover above €5 million.
06 December 2017
Talent retention following M&A largely focused on senior leadership Avoiding an exodus of staff is key to long-term success, following an acquisition, according to a new report.
27 November 2017
The 20 largest pension funds of the globe The total assets of the 300 largest pension funds worldwide increased by about 6% in 2016 to $15.7 trillion.
27 October 2017
100 largest alternative asset managers grow collective assets beyond $4 trillion The global management of money has seen the 100 largest companies in the alternative asset segment see their assets under management increase by around 10% to more than $4 trillion.
24 July 2017
UK businesses ramping up cybersecurity training and insurance While cybercrime continues to make global headlines, even while much of the effect remains invisible to most users, a new report finds that UK companies are increasingly focusing on training staff an
12 June 2017
Medical costs continue to spiral for insurance industry Medical insurers are once more seeing costs rise almost across the board, and while companies are planning a range of wellness and health initiatives for employees, these are unlikely to impact on
16 May 2017
Global pensions assets pool grows to $36.4 trillion, equities dominate The value of pension assets globally is up around 4% to $36.4 trillion, the majority of which (92%) is held by seven countries.
09 March 2017
European merger and acquisition market activity picks up pace European merger & acquisition activity picked up in the third quarter of 2016, rising to 47 deals from 35 in the previous quarter, according to Willis Towers Watson’s latest Quarterly Deal Performance Monitor.
05 October 2016
Modest return on assets to affect investors in coming five years New analysis of the global economic environment suggests that returns on key asset classes will be modest in the near term, following more than three decades of high performance.
03 October 2016
Total global alternative assets under management grows to $6.2 trillion Total assets managed by alternative investment managers globally has hit $6.2 trillion. The 100 largest players account for nearly 60% of the market, holding a combined $3.6 trillion in assets.
28 July 2016
Inadequate pay is largest work-related stress factor Stressed workers remain an issue for a wide range of global stakeholders, and is cited as the most important health issue by employers in new research.
09 May 2016
Average annual salary of young professionals and middle managers Young professionals and middle managers in the UK have, over the past year, respectively earned €37,000 and €97,700 on average.
29 April 2016
Competition for M&A in insurance industry heating up Merger and acquisition activity in the insurance industry is forecasted to rise in 2016, according to a new study by Willis Towers Watson in collaboration with Mergermarket.
17 February 2016

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