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Mercer and Oxford Academics launch global HR online training service
10 March 2010Mercer has launched a new online training and certification programme with worldwide peer networking for human resource professionals and companies worldwide.
Global investors collaborate on innovative climate change asset allocation study
9 March 2010It is widely acknowledged that climate change will have a broad-ranging impact on economies and financial markets. What is less certain is what climate change will mean for institutional investors and how they can best prepare for this challenge,...
Global investors collaborate on innovative climate change asset allocation study
9 March 2010Mercer, together with 14 institutional asset owners and investors from around the world, the Carbon Trust and IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, recently launched a climate change strategic asset allocation study (the “study”) exploring the...
Global investors collaborate on innovative climate change asset allocation study
9 March 2010It is widely acknowledged that climate change will have a broad-ranging impact on economies and financial markets. What is less certain is what climate change will mean for institutional investors and how they can best prepare for this challenge,...
Mercer & IRRC Institute: 65% of investment strategies have shorter investment horizons than intended
9 March 2010Some active equity fund managers have higher portfolio turnover rates than they themselves claim, a new Mercer and IRRC Institute study finds. Nearly two-thirds of institutional investor-focused investment strategies exceeded their expected turnover...
Funded status of pension plans remains stable
8 March 2010As economic indicators continue to show mixed signs of economic recovery, the financial position of pension plans remained unchanged in February. Based on the latest figures from Mercer the funded status of pension plans sponsored by the S&P1500...
International Accounting Standards proposals could change attitudes to pension plan investments
8 March 2010Proposed changes to international accounting standards (IAS 19), due for consultation shortly, could encourage lower risk investment strategies, according to Mercer.
Mercer M&A Ready™ 2010, April 14-15, San Francisco: Deal activity re-emerges
8 March 2010Mercer announces its 2010 M&A Ready™ workshop in San Francisco will be held April 14-15 at the The Fairmont San Francisco Hotel, situated in beautiful Nob Hill, 950 Mason Street. Designed for human resource leaders and others responsible for...
Poor investment returns and lack of member understanding are biggest challenges for DC schemes
8 March 2010Poor investment returns and lack of member understanding are the two most important challenges facing defined contribution pension (DC) schemes, according to research by Mercer.
Mercer wins two top awards at annual Global Pensions Awards
5 March 2010Mercer has secured two prestigious global awards as Best Actuary of the Year and International Benefits Consultant of the Year.
Peter Baynham – new M&A Head for UK and Ireland
5 March 2010Peter Baynham has been appointed as Mercer’s Head of M&A Consulting for the UK and Ireland.
Mercer sees improvement in defined contribution account balances – but “lost years” still troubling
4 March 2010Mercer, a leading provider of benefits administration outsourcing, revealed today that as of year-end 2009, nearly 70 percent of defined contribution participant balances have returned to levels prior to the stock market declines of 2008 and early...
Government should allow PPF to end and reduce compensation payments
3 March 2010Mercer believes that the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) should consult on the circumstances in which it could end its practice of automatically increasing compensation payments. The consultancy also believes that the PPF should also consider when it...
Higher rate tax relief restrictions ‘a smash and grab’, says Mercer
3 March 2010Mercer believes that the proposals to restrict higher rate tax relief are ‘a smash and grab’ raid on pension schemes, paying scant regard to the interests of ordinary scheme members or trustees’ responsibilities to ensure the security of those...
Mercer Press Statement - National Pensions Framework - Ireland
3 March 2010Mercer's reaction to the National Pensions Framework - Ireland
Belgian pension funds returned +18.5% over the year 2009
2 March 2010Brussels - Mercer’s research is based on an analysis of 90 active funds, which represent 60% of the 150 active funds in Belgium. Based on about half of this sample, Belgian pension funds delivered a median return of 18.5% over the year 2009,...
Pay and benefit trends survey – Northern Ireland
2 March 2010A survey of Northern Irish companies has shown that a quarter of participants (27%) are planning reductions in their employee numbers in 2010, although the situation has improved since 2008/9 when staff cuts were made by as many as two-thirds (65%)...
Mercer unveils improved multi-manager strategic asset allocation to better protect investors
1 March 2010Mercer has applied the lessons learned from the GFC to develop a new strategic asset allocation approach for its multi-manager funds. The new approach, which follows a major strategic review last year and takes effect from 1 March, is designed to...
New Mercer offering helps employers decide whether, and how, to terminate a frozen plan
1 March 2010Many employers in the US have frozen their defined benefit (DB) pension plans, and some are thinking about terminating them altogether. Other employers are not sure that termination is the right direction, but are looking for a way to develop and...
Debunking the myth of superannuation tax concessions: Mercer analysis
24 February 2010New research from Mercer dispels the myth that superannuation tax concessions have led to high income earners receiving the lion’s share of government support for retirement income. The relative level of government support for individuals should...
Great opportunities for hedge fund investment continue in 2010
22 February 2010The current market conditions continue to provide attractive opportunities for investment in hedge funds but following good practice when selecting managers remains crucial, according to Mercer.
Mercer Pension Buyout Index launched to assist companies and trustees in pension scheme de-risking
22 February 2010A company with a mature pension plan with accounting liabilities and assets of £100 million could secure a bulk annuity deal with an insurer with additional costs of around £44 million, according to data analysed in Mercer’s new Pension Buyout...
Mercer announces new Managing Director for Australia/New Zealand
22 February 2010Mercer has announced leadership appointments naming David Anderson as the Managing Director and Market Leader for Australia/New Zealand, while the incumbent, Peter Promnitz, will now focus solely on his role as Region Head for Asia Pacific. Peter...
Cooper’s model will disconnect members, lead to inefficiency and higher costs: Mercer submission
17 February 2010The ‘choice architecture’ for Australia’s superannuation system proposed by the Super System Review will disconnect people from their superannuation and lead to greater inefficiencies and costs, according to Mercer in its third submission to the...
Mercer sees 40% rise in 2009 pension estimate requests
17 February 2010Mercer, a leading provider of consulting, outsourcing, and investment services, announced that its outsourcing business has seen a 40 percent increase in participant requests for calculations of their estimated Defined Benefit (DB) pension benefits...
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