Asset Management

Aviva, Mercer hired to resolve compliance failure in German fund Aquila Capital

News of the pensions provisions come after FN reported that Aquila had not paid into a pension scheme for UK employees in the two years since it was first legally required to do so

A German fund group audited by KPMG turned to Aviva and Mercer to enable it to resolve a compliance failure in its UK arm
A German fund group audited by KPMG turned to Aviva and Mercer to enable it to resolve a compliance failure in its UK arm Photo: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A German fund group audited by KPMG has turned to fund giants Aviva and Mercer to enable it to resolve a years-long compliance failure in its UK arm, which was reported to regulators in January.

The German €13bn fund management firm Aquila Capital sent an email to its London staff on 23 June stating that it had selected fund giant Aviva as its pension provider and that a scheme would incorporate investment into an Environmental, Social and Governance focused fund managed by Mercer. 

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