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Trustees should be ‘significant players’ in corporate restructuring and refinancing negotiations
2 July 2009Banks must recognise the new economic reality and give greater consideration to the demands of trustees of defined benefit pension schemes when negotiating terms with companies seeking restructuring and refinancing, says Mercer. The company has also...
FTSE 100 companies increase life expectancy assumptions for third consecutive year
30 June 2009FTSE 100 companies have increased the life expectancy assumptions used in valuing their pension scheme liabilities for the third consecutive year, according to a new report issued by Mercer.
80 per cent of the Irish companies surveyed have reduced staff over the past six months.
25 June 200980 per cent of the Irish companies surveyed have reduced staff over the past six months. Companies expect to make further cuts in 2009 according to Mercer global survey
Survey: employee choices in flexible benefits
25 June 2009Research into flexible benefit schemes across a range of companies shows clear differences in the choices made by different employee groups, a research study by Mercer has shown.
Deep cuts to staff and pay on hold as businesses trade-up their workforce: Mercer survey
23 June 2009Australian and New Zealand companies are containing employment costs but have hit pause on making deep workforce or pay cuts for the rest of 2009 – instead, they’re looking to ‘trade-up’ their workforce in these tough economic times.
Global survey: Canadian employers proactive; prudently addressing human capital and business costs
23 June 2009According to Mercer’s latest Leading Through Unprecedented Times global survey, Canadian employers are proactively and prudently taking measures to contain costs and manage risk while trying to minimize the impact on employees.
Mercer launches equity choice tool for stock option programs
23 June 2009Mercer, a leading benefits administration outsourcing provider, has recently launched “equity choice,” a new online decision-support tool. For those employers who are offering an equity exchange program, the tool provides employees with a simple...
July 1 budget changes turn super sprint into super marathon
22 June 2009Superannuation changes made in the recent federal budget have confirmed the need for a superannuation marathon to retirement rather than a sprint, but there are some head-start opportunities to be had before July 1, says consulting, outsourcing, and...
Importance of investment risk management in buy-in strategies
19 June 2009Dairy Crest have announced that the company’s pension fund has purchased a second bulk annuity, which insures the balance of liabilities for pensions in payment. Mercer was the investment consultant for the deal.
Innovation in longevity swaps needs to continue
19 June 2009The actuarial profession has been eagerly awaiting the Continuous Mortality Investigation’s* (CMI) publication of a suggested model for forecasting future improvements in life expectancy
Mercer sees defined contribution account balance recovery as a significant challenge for near retire
18 June 2009To illustrate the predicament faced by near retirees, Mercer, a leading provider of benefits administration, analyzed its defined contribution participant data for those under 30 years of age and those 55 and older. Since the end of 2007 through...
Mercer global survey: Deep workforce, benefit cuts show signs of moderating in last half of 2009
17 June 2009There are signs that deep workforce, pay and benefit cuts are moderating as businesses budget for the remainder of 2009, according to Mercer’s latest Leading Through Unprecedented Times global survey.
Mercer and TalentNet launch HR learning and development services in Vietnam
15 June 2009Mercer College, the learning and development brand of global consulting, outsourcing and investment firm Mercer, and TalentNet Corporation, Vietnam’s premier provider of expert and professional human resource solutions, will jointly launch a series...
Slow decision-making the greatest challenge to pension funds
15 June 2009Slow decision-making is the greatest challenge facing pension funds, according to more than a third of the 240 attendees at Mercer’s European Investment Forum. A close second, at 26 percent, was maintaining faith in growth assets to help deliver the...
Health Confidence Survey underscores Americans’ readiness for comparisons of provider performance
12 June 2009Results of the 12th annual Health Confidence Survey published today by the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute dramatically illustrate the readiness of most Americans to take advantage of the latest physician and hospital scorecards and...
Health of defined benefit pension plans at S&P 500 companies falls markedly in 2008
12 June 2009In 2008, the financial health of pension plans at the largest US companies worsened markedly, reversing all the gains earned this decade, with aggregate pension assets falling $310 billion short of pension liabilities, according to Mercer’s annual...
Mercer announces expanded health and benefits administration outsourcing solution
11 June 2009Mercer announced today that it is expanding its health and benefits administration outsourcing platform to offer a standardized full outsourcing solution for clients with 5,000 to 10,000 employees. Clients who utilize this solution will receive a...
Senior outsourcing appointment at Mercer UK
11 June 2009Jerry Neudegg has joined Mercer as a principal and as head of operational accounting in its outsourcing business.
Many employers still unprepared for managing HR issues related to H1N1, Mercer survey finds
10 June 2009Approximately two in five employers (41 percent) do not have a human resources (HR) policy in place for health-related emergencies, yet many acknowledge they have employees in areas where cases of Influenza A (H1N1) or “swine flu” have been...
Mercer and Putnam Announce New Service Agreement for Taft-Hartley Market
10 June 2009Mercer and Putnam Investments announced today that they have entered into an agreement effective July 1, 2009, whereby Mercer will assume responsibility for all plan-related services for existing Taft-Hartley clients previously serviced jointly by...
Mercer holds EMEA energy forum in London
9 June 2009Mercer will be holding its second annual Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) energy forum on Friday 19 June in London.
Mercer wins gold in European real estate awards
9 June 2009Mercer has won the gold award for investment consultancy at the 2009 Investment & Pensions Europe Real Estate Awards.
Arnold Milstein, MD, authors New England Journal of Medicine article on new federal curbs on hospita
8 June 2009A “Perspective” column by Mercer’s chief physician, Arnold Milstein, MD, was published today in the June 4 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine. The article, “Ending Extra Hospital Payment for ‘Never Events’ – Stronger Incentives for...
Bond markets and volatile funded status pose questions for pension plan sponsors
8 June 2009The funded status of pension plans has improved significantly since the low point of December 2008 but this improvement faltered in May, according to the latest estimates by Mercer Investment Consulting, Inc. (“Mercer”). According to the Mercer...
Is the 401(k) a success? Employers are divided.
8 June 2009Employers are divided on whether the 401(k) plan – which has become more common than the traditional pension plan – is meeting employees’ retirement savings needs, according to a recent Mercer survey.
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