Welcome to the 17th edition of Global Retirement Perspective, Mercer's home for thought-provoking insights on retirement and pension issues facing multinational companies.

In this issue:

DC trends and issues: New videos!  

Mercer has just released three short videos  of a roundtable discussion featuring our global defined contribution experts. The three videos provide an overview of DC trends around the world, DC investment issues and employee engagement.

The challenges of acquisitions in Eastern Europe: An interview with Peter Horan

Mercer’s mergers & acquisitions leader in Eastern Europe talks about the growth in M&A transactions in the region and the great investment opportunities as well as the challenges in this emerging market. 

 Peter Horan

Gullible’s Travels, Part III: Capturing the aging workforce to stay competitive 

The world's population is aging at an unprecedented rate. This article examines the effects of an aging workforce and explores how businesses can achieve competitive advantage by keeping older employees in the workforce longer and leveraging their skills.

 Roberta Burns    Betsy Dill  

Middle East demographics drive HR and benefits change  

The Middle East is undergoing significant social and demographic changes. This article takes a look at their effect on the rapid growth and development of HR strategy and future benefit programs of companies in this region.

  Yvonne Sonsino

Retirement in India: Pension benefits and beyond 

Numerous pension reforms have been ushered in during the last two decades, but India still faces many social, financial and investment challenges. This article provides an overview of retirement benefits in India and the related issues an employer must address.

 Gautam Kakar 

Global Retirement Perspective is intended to stimulate debate around the challenges in designing and developing a global retirement benefits strategy. You are welcome to join the debate; contact us with any comments or questions.

Coming soon in Global Retirement Perspective

In upcoming issues, we will review the findings of a current DC survey and consider the advantages of a Pan-European plan for a multinational employer.
  

We will also explore some of the strategic benefit issues in a time of recession.