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Manager search activity declines globally in 2008 as investors concentrate on strategic issues
5 May 2009Globally, manager search activity is slowing down as investors focus their attention on strategic issues, according to data released by Mercer. The 2008 Global Manager Search Trends report gives insight into institutional investment manager hiring...
Flu pandemic preparedness resources for employers
4 May 2009Mercer has launched a global initiative to provide companies with planning information and advice to address the workforce challenges of a potential global pandemic of the H1N1 (swine flu) virus.
Foreseeing a recession-driven spike in 2009 health benefit cost, employers plan to reduce costs
1 May 2009Most employers had their health benefit programs locked and loaded for 2009 before the dramatic onset of the economic crisis in September 2008. Health benefit cost had risen by about 6 percent for four consecutive years and employers expected a...
Mercer launches an online retirement planning educational program for employees
22 April 2009Mercer, a leading global provider of benefits administration, announced today that it has recently launched the “Feel better about retirement” online educational program for employees whose 401(k) plans it administers. The program is designed to...
Suspending the 401(k) match: Look before you leap
14 April 2009With the US in the grips of a prolonged recession, many organizations are exploring ways to preserve cash, including reducing or eliminating their contributions to 401(k) and other defined contribution (DC) plans. Although these actions may provide...
Funded status for pension plans of largest US companies improves by $158 billion
9 April 2009As equity markets rebounded in March and bond yields continued to increase, the funded status of pension plans of S&P 1500 companies improved by $158 billion, according to the latest estimates by Mercer. Based on these estimates, the aggregate...
Mercer sees significant growth in health plan dependent eligibility audits
9 April 2009In the midst of unprecedented economic challenges and ever-increasing health care costs, Mercer is seeing a dramatic rise in the number of inquiries and new business involving health plan dependent eligibility audits, which are designed to verify...
HERO, in collaboration with Mercer, launches new best practice scorecard for health management
3 April 2009The Health Enhancement Research Organization (HERO) and Mercer today announced a collaboration that will advance the acceptance, sophistication, and accountability of employee health management (EHM) benchmarking and best practice.
IFC-Mercer Report shows sustainable investment is rising in emerging markets
31 March 2009IFC-Mercer Report shows sustainable investment is rising in emerging markets. Report reveals first ESG rating for fund managers in emerging markets.
Mercer and Callan Associates announce termination of agreement
30 March 2009Mercer and Callan Associates announced today that they have mutually agreed to terminate their 17 February 2009 agreement to merge their investment consulting businesses
Mercer announces expanded distribution of defined contribution administration services
25 March 2009Mercer announces expanded distribution of its defined contribution administration services for retirement plan sponsors and advisors
Investment management business launches new long duration credit strategy to reduce volatility
23 March 2009New strategy ties to Mercer’s Liability Driven Investment (LDI) approach, seeking to improve the correlation between pension plan assets and liabilities
The seven sins of executive performance measurement
20 March 2009Mercer has outlines the flaws in the current approach used by major companies, including financial services organizations, in measuring and rewarding the performance of their executives
Funded status for largest US companies holds steady despite further equity market losses
13 March 2009The funded status of the pension plans of S&P 1500 companies held steady in February despite further falls in the value of equities in February, according to the latest estimates by Mercer.
Mercer M&A Ready 2009, April 15-16 in New York: Workshops empower HR leaders worldwide to add value
10 March 2009Mercer announces that, as part of its global 2009 M&A Ready workshop series, a session will be held in New York in Apil 15-16 at Mercer's headquarters, 1166 Avenue of the Americas in New York City.
CDP investor signatories see climate change as important and company disclosure as valuable
6 March 2009Mercer and the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) released a report today on how climate change and CDP data is being used by investors, and how the CDP can increase the uptake of climate change and CDP data into mainstream investment practices.
Mercer launches MyView and MyView Plus online retirement planning tools
26 February 2009Mercer has recently added MyView and MyView Plus, two new personalized online retirement planning tools, to its base service offering for defined contribution administration clients.
Mercer appoints Liana Magner as Investment Consulting market leader for New England
12 February 2009Mercer has names Liana Magner, CFA, as the market leader of its investment consulting business for the New England market.
More US employers freeze salaries or trim planned 2009 pay increases as pessimistic economic outlook
12 February 2009One in four companies surveyed has instituted salary freezes and this may rise to one in three employers by the time 2009 budgets are finalized, Mercer says. This year, executives are less likely to get an increase than rank and file employees
Pension funding gap at largest US companies remains at 75 percent in January
12 February 2009As pension plan sponsors digest the impact of changes in the world's financial markets over the last 12 months, the pension funded status of S&P 1500 companies at the end of January was unchanged from December, according to the latest estimates.
Quality pioneer Arnold Milstein to accept Founders' Award from American College of Medical Quality
12 February 2009Mercer chief physician and national thought leader Arnold Milstein, MD, MPH, will accept the 2009 Founders' Award from the American College of Medical Quality (ACMQ) at the group's annual conference, Medical Quality 2009, to be held in Los Angeles...
Amid account balance losses, Mercer finds some retirement plan participants shifting from equities
15 January 2009Some 28 percent of 401(k) retirement plan participants have seen a 30 percent or more decrease in their account balances in 2008 through December according to an analysis of participant data conducted by Mercer. Despite these results and the...
New Year’s resolutions DC plan sponsors should make now
13 January 2009Defined contribution (DC) plan sponsors begin 2009 on the heels of a bruising year, which even veteran investment professionals are characterizing as extraordinary. The significant decline in capital markets coupled with extreme investment...
Mercer’s 2009 Guide to Social Security and 2009 Medicare booklet are now available
12 January 2009New Social Security and Medicare changes took effect on January 1 and consumers need updated, easy-to-understand information on the federal programs. The 2009 Guide to Social Security and the 2009 Medicare booklet are published by Mercer to explain...
Pension plan deficit hits record $409 billion for S&P 1500 companies; pension expense may rise
7 January 2009The chaos that has been observed in the world’s financial markets over the last 12 months has had a major adverse impact on pension plan funding and will negatively impact corporate earnings in 2009, according to the latest estimates by Mercer.
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