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Global investors collaborate on innovative climate change asset allocation study

12 March 2010

Post-Copenhagen, global investors collaborate to consider the impact of climate change on strategic asset allocation.

Lack of consistency in pay wasting corporate resources and increasing retention risk

12 March 2010

Data on corporate pay rates analysed by Mercer suggests that inconsistency in adhering to pay principles has a dramatic impact on corporate costs and staff retention risks.

Companies adjusting performance measures for incentive programs

11 March 2010

In response to the impact of the recession and ongoing legislative and regulatory focus on executive pay, companies are strengthening how their incentive compensation programs align with business strategies to reinforce payouts that are commensurate...

Deadline looms for defined benefit schemes overhaul

11 March 2010

Mercer, the pension and investment experts, at their annual Defined Benefit Conference launched their 2010 Defined Benefit survey.

Mercer expands investment consulting business with senior appointments, growth in client base

11 March 2010

Mercer’s investment consulting business continues to expand with the appointment of a number of senior practitioners in the first quarter of 2010, reflecting strong demand for its advisory services in Australia and New Zealand. Based in Sydney, the...

Mercer and ORIX to provide Funding Valuation services for Japanese corporate pension plans

10 March 2010

Mercer Japan Ltd. and ORIX Corporation have entered into a collaboration agreement to provide comprehensive plan design, valuation, and administrative services for Japanese corporate pension plans. Under the agreement, announced by Mercer Japan Ltd...

Mercer and Oxford Academics launch global HR online training service

10 March 2010

Mercer has launched a new online training and certification programme with worldwide peer networking for human resource professionals and companies worldwide.

Mercer and Synapses implement personalized 401(k) communications program pilot

10 March 2010

Mercer, a leading global provider of consulting, outsourcing, and investment services, recently worked with Synapses Inc., a leading provider of personalized 401(k) education, products, and services, to develop a personalized employee communications...

Mercer, ORIX Corporation to provide funding valuation services for Japanese corporate pension plans

10 March 2010

Mercer Japan Ltd. and ORIX Corporation have entered into a collaboration agreement to provide comprehensive plan design, valuation, and administrative services for Japanese corporate pension plans.

Global investors collaborate on innovative climate change asset allocation study

9 March 2010

It 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 2010

It 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 2010

Mercer, 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...

Mercer & IRRC Institute: 65% of investment strategies have shorter investment horizons than intended

9 March 2010

Some 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 2010

As 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 2010

Proposed 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 2010

Mercer 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 2010

Poor 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 2010

Mercer 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 2010

Peter 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 2010

Mercer, 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 2010

Mercer 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 2010

Mercer 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 2010

Mercer's reaction to the National Pensions Framework - Ireland

Belgian pension funds returned +18.5% over the year 2009

2 March 2010

Brussels - 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 2010

A 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%)...

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