Governance Matters UK archive
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Responsible Investment
30 June 2009Responsible Investment (RI) describes an investment process that incorporates an active consideration of environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) factors within investment decision making and ownership practices.
Ensuring executive remuneration services in Europe and the Middle East
24 June 2009Ensuring executive remuneration services in Europe and the Middle East -Mercer solutions are delivered through a network of country consultants supported by a regional centre of excellence in Geneva. Our regional centre of excellence employs...
Personal Accounts and new employer duties: Library
23 June 2009The proposals in the Government's 2006 White Paper on Personal Accounts, the aim of which is to introduce "soft compulsion" into workplace pension provision, are gradually coming to fruition.
International pensions and benefits forum: Moving ahead in challenging times - Overview
18 June 2009This event brings together a select group of Senior HR leaders to hear insights from and share learning's with leaders from within the International pensions and benefits arena. Delivered by Mercer's thought leaders as well as drawing upon client...
Better data helps lower risk and cost
15 June 2009 - David EllisUK - Hands up if you are a trustee or pensions manager who knows precisely which benefits to pay to which beneficiaries. If your hand is raised, congratulations – but you are likely to be in a minority.
Buy-in as part of risk management
15 June 2009 - Kevin McLaughlinThe thought process that often leads to considering a buy-in goes something like this: We have a pension scheme. It is a problem. We have invested a great deal of management time and resources trying to solve it and yet it is still a problem.
Managing a cashless derisking strategy
15 June 2009 - Gordon FletcherUK - Has your business been mugged by the money markets, or been crippled by the credit crisis? If so, then you will be wishing you had taken substantial steps to derisk your pension plan earlier in 2008. The current challenging environment means...
A Governance Matters Special
11 June 2009 - Rachel CroftUK - In this edition of governance matters special, we comment on some of the pension scheme challenges and what trustee boards can do to respond to them.
UK pension legislation - Part 1: What the changes mean for outbound UK expatriates
9 June 2009 - Anne BennettIn this article we discuss how the changes affect pension provision and strategy in respect of employees working outside the UK. A version of this article first appeared in Benefits & Compensation International, November 2008
UK pension provision - Part 2: Expatriates working in the UK
9 June 2009 - Anne BennettIn this article we examine the recent UK legislative changes from the perspective of inbound expatriates working in the UK. A version of this article first appeared in Benefits & Compensation International, November 2008.
2009 Mercer investment consulting award wins
8 June 2009Mercer wins ‘Investment Consultant of the Year’ and ‘Investment Consultant: 10 years of excellence’ awards at the Global Pensions Awards 2009.
Managing expatriates
2 June 2009Understanding the competitive landscape for pay, benefits, and other key human resource metrics is critical. To help you meet this challenge we've created the managing expatriates minisite which features relevant articles and 'must have' survey...
Personal Accounts and new employer duties: New employer duties
2 June 2009The proposals in the Government's 2006 White Paper on Personal Accounts, the aim of which is to introduce "soft compulsion" into workplace pension provision, are gradually coming to fruition.
Q1 2009 Mercer Salary Indicator (MSI)
28 May 2009Mercer’s Salary Indicator (MSI) for the UK for Q1 2009 covers the latest compensation and rewards trends in the UK following the recent downturn in the economy.
Global Health & Benefits Perspective - Issue 2, 2009
26 May 2009Welcome to Mercer's Global Health & Benefits site and to the 2nd edition of our 2009 perspective newsletter.
Adding value for clients – Mercer Health & Risk provider market surveys
13 May 2009United Kingdom - In order to monitor the administration standards of the most prominent private medical and group risk providers, Mercer conduct regular service level surveys, with the results being made available to Mercer clients.
Mercer re-launches flexible benefits services
13 May 2009United Kingdom - Mercer is pleased to announce it has entered into a strategic alliance with Staffcare Limited. Mercer will utilise Staffcare’s flexible benefits technology platform to support its flexible benefits and total rewards administration...
Reducing cost of insured benefits in difficult times
13 May 2009United Kingdom - At present, pricing in the insurance market is ‘soft’, although it is unclear how long this will last. For risk insurances, there is no need to wait for your current rate guarantee to expire, as it may be beneficial to remarket on...
Zurich enters Group Risk market
13 May 2009Zurich Assurance Ltd (Zurich) has recently entered into the corporate Group Risk market and Mercer welcomes the entry of another provider as this will no doubt encourage a more competitive market place going forward.
UK pension risk management - Overview
12 May 2009The unprecedented market turmoil since 2008 has caused a dramatic deterioration in funding levels for the majority of UK defined benefit pension schemes. In addition to the difficult discussions taking place regarding extra contributions.
International social security agreements guide - 2009
8 May 2009Employers should be aware of international social security agreements when planning benefits for international assignments. Get your copy of Mercer’s 2009 edition of this practical guide to the topic.
2008 - Global - Investment manager search activity
5 May 2009Mercer's investment consulting business has released data on its global investment manager search activity for 2008. The report provides insight into institutional investment manager hiring patterns and trends across the world, and is based on...
Employer duties and the economic impact of personal accounts
30 April 2009Through the Department of Work & Pensions’ (DWP) consultation on Auto Enrolment, the detail on the new Personal Account regulations missing from the 2008 Pensions Act is beginning to emerge. A version of this article was published in Professional...
European expatriate management training courses
30 April 2009Managing mobile employees can present major challenges both in terms of providing cost effective remuneration packages whilst attracting and retaining valuable employee talent.
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