2009 Mercer investment consulting award wins
20 November 2009Mercer wins ‘Investment Consultant of the Year’ and ‘Investment Consultant: 10 years of excellence’ awards at the Global Pensions Awards 2009.
European defined contribution
19 November 2009Mercer defined contribution consulting is a cross line of business, global initiative. In Europe, our team collaborates across retirement/risk/finance, investment consulting, investment management, health and benefits and outsourcing. We operate...
Managing expatriates
17 November 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...
Responsible Investment
16 November 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.
Defined contribution
11 November 2009Defined contribution benefit plans occupy a significant and growing proportion of the global pension market. The defined contribution marketplace is complex and constantly changing to meet the retirement challenges of participants. Additionally,...
UK defined contribution
11 November 2009In the UK, DC has become the dominant form of pension provision for new employees. Membership was projected to exceed DB market share early in the next decade but, due in part to the economic crisis, this is now expected sooner. Trust and...
Personal Accounts and new employer duties: Overview
9 November 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.
Taxation of high earners - What does this mean for employees and employers?
6 November 2009UK: In the Budget speech last April, the Government announced plans to increase taxation of high income employees. Mercer believes these tax changes will potentially result in the biggest shake-up of UK reward and HR strategies for high earners for...
Taxation of high earners: What it means for employers and employees
6 November 2009UK: In the Budget speech last April, the Government announced plans to increase taxation of high income employees. Mercer believes these tax changes will potentially result in the biggest shake-up of UK reward and HR strategies for high earners for...
Mercer's 2009 Global Defined Contribution Survey - Results
5 November 2009In these unprecedented times, we are interested in learning about your views on the benefits you currently provide or are thinking of providing to your employees. We invite you to participate in the Mercer 2009 Global Defined Contribution Survey.
Alternative Investments - Impact on risk/return profile of investor portfolios
3 November 2009In August 2009, Mercer published a paper titled "Improving and Regulating the Alternative Investments Industry". The paper was, in part, a response to the European Commission’s draft Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM). In the...
Mercer MPA ™
2 November 2009The Mercer MPA ™ provides comprehensive analysis of investment managers' past performance against their peers, the Mercer median or a relevant index over any time period. As the output is in either graphical or in tabular form, it is easy to...
MercerInsight PST ™
2 November 2009The Portfolio Structuring Tool is Mercer's global, on-line, collaborative consulting software designed to help you perform asset allocation and portfolio structuring studies and decisions in a unified framework. The tool provides you with a high...
UK - Foresight e-newsletter: Administration
2 November 2009UK - Mercer is leading the way in the adoption of an automated transactions system for the pensions industry, as Foresight reports.
UK - Foresight e-newsletter: Benefits
2 November 2009UK - Foresight offers advice on how employers can implement cost-effective benefit programmes, while keeping employees motivated.
UK - Foresight e-newsletter: Cost savings
2 November 2009UK - Employers are walking the fine line between competing with aggressive cost control and superior performance. Mercer has developed sensible strategies to manage costs and risks associated with benefit programmes.
UK - Foresight e-newsletter: Director protection
2 November 2009UK - For company directors, securing the right personal protection is vital in tough economic times such as these. Foresight talks to John Batch, senior vice president at Marsh, Mercer’s sister company and the world’s leading insurance broker and...
UK - Foresight e-newsletter: Issue 2, 2009
2 November 2009Welcome to this latest issue of UK Foresight. As 2009 draws to a close, there are signs already that 2010 may herald a slow upturn in the economy. Nevertheless, companies will have to continue to walk a fine line between managing costs while...
UK - Foresight e-newsletter: Managing risk
2 November 2009Uk - Mercer's Foresight on Managing risk discusses de-risking DB schemes and also talks about the results of the Mercer Global DC survey.
UK - Foresight e-newsletter: Mercer news
2 November 2009UK - Mercer strives to lead the way in providing excellent client service and was delighted to be awarded the prestigious “Investment Consulting: 10 years of excellence” and “Investment Consultant of the Year” accolades at the 2009 Global Pensions...
UK - Foresight e-newsletter: Personal accounts
2 November 2009UK - With personal accounts three years away, employers should be working out the cost implications now, advises Foresight.
UK - Foresight e-newsletter: Regulation
2 November 2009UK - The importance of the employer covenant as highlighted by the Pensions Regulator.
UK - Foresight e-newsletter: Upcoming events
2 November 2009UK - Foresight e-newsletter: Upcoming events
UK- Foresight e-newsletter: Employee engagement
2 November 2009UK - This summer the FSA published its latest consultation on delivery of Retail Distribution Review. The Pensions Regulator and the FSA also recently published a guide for employers aimed at increasing employee engagement. Foresight investigates...
UK- Foresight e-newsletter: Pension legislation
2 November 2009UK - Timeline – what is happening and when? Foresight recaps on recent updates to regulatory milestones over the next three years. See Foresight Issue 1 2009 for previously announced events. Contact your Mercer consultant to discuss these changes...