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Mercer Sentinel® Group hires Julian Mant
5 March 2008Mercer Sentinel® Group has hired Julian Mant to boost its manager operations and implementation due-diligence business.
James Sowers joins Mercer as leader of human resource effectiveness consulting in the Americas
26 February 2008Mercer has appointed James Sowers as the leader of its human resource effectiveness (HRE) consulting in the Americas. The group advises organizations on how to enhance their human resource (HR) functions and make a greater contribution to the...
Institutional plans post negative fourth-quarter returns but annual 2007 returns remain positive
21 February 2008The median corporate, public and foundation/endowment plan experienced negative results for the fourth quarter of 2007, finds a quarterly survey of plan sponsor performance by Mercer. Results in 2007 continue to decline as the threat of a US...
Mercer’s Investment Management business announces key changes to support significant growth
21 February 2008Mercer’s investment management business has announced three key executive appointments in the Americas to support significant growth, as Mercer said that global assets under management had nearly doubled in two years to $18.7 billion at year-end...
Equity markets post losses for fourth quarter
11 February 2008Mercer’s fourth-quarter 2007 Defined Contribution Universe Summary found losses in most equity markets during the period. The quarterly report analyzes returns of various funds and helps institutional investors evaluate their mutual fund managers’...
Employee notice periods around the world
4 February 2008Employees resigning in the US, Mexico, Hong Kong, Ireland, Singapore and the UK have the shortest statutory notice period between resigning and leaving their place of work, according to data released by Mercer. The data, from Mercer’s Global HR...
Mercer creates advanced pharmacy benefit design based on latest medical evidence
23 January 2008Mercer’s new Dx-Rx Pairing™ is an advanced pharmacy benefit design that encourages patients to follow pharmacy treatment plans proven most effective for certain high-cost chronic conditions by addressing common barriers to compliance.
Mercer M&A Ready™ 2008
22 January 2008Human Resources department heads and other professionals responsible for the human capital aspects of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals should mark their calendars for the Mercer M&A Ready™ 2008 workshop series, being held in 23 cities worldwide...
Mercer M&A Ready™ 2008:
22 January 2008Human Resources department heads and other professionals responsible for the human capital aspects of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals should mark their calendars for the Mercer M&A Ready™ 2008 workshop series, being held in 23 cities worldwide...
Compensation for pharmacists continues to vary considerably by geography
20 December 2007Pay is continuing to rise for pharmacy personnel although at a slower pace for some, according to the 2007 Pharmacy Compensation Survey from Mercer.
Mercer adds three consultants to Americas investment team
20 December 2007Three professionals have been added to Mercer’s Americas investment consulting team.
Strategic partnership between HR and sales inadequate and a potential drag on performance
20 December 2007Although human resource executives strive to develop partnerships with the other functions in their organization, their efforts to be treated as a respected partner by the sales function occurs less than half the time.
As financial pressures rise, employee confidence regarding retirement continues to fall
14 December 2007Participants in 401(k) plans are becoming increasingly distracted from the process of saving for retirement as more immediate financial pressures take priority, according to the 2007 results of the fifth annual Mercer Workplace SurveyTM, a national...
Comprehensive database helps organizations determine competitive pay
14 December 2007The 2007 US Mercer Benchmark Database, a comprehensive source of pay data for more than 900 functional positions, helps organizations identify shifts in pay by effectively assessing and comparing compensation information for their employees against...
Institutional plans post positive third-quarter returns
15 November 2007The median corporate, public and foundation/endowment plan experienced positive results for the third quarter of 2007, according to a quarterly survey of plan sponsor performance by Mercer.
Defined contribution and hybrid plans prevail among world's leading employers, Mercer finds
12 November 2007Most employers offering retirement plans to supplement government-sponsored pension systems now do so through defined contribution (DC) or hybrid approaches, according to a new global guide from Mercer.
Mary Ann Langevin joins Mercer's defined contribution outsourcing business
8 November 2007Mary Ann Langevin has joined Mercer as business leader of its defined contribution outsourcing business in Norwood, Massachusetts. In this role she will be responsible for business strategy and product development, and will work closely with sales...
Equity markets post small gains for third quarter
6 November 2007Mercer’s third-quarter 2007 Defined Contribution Universe Summary found gains in all equity markets during the period. The quarterly report analyzes returns of various funds and helps institutional investors evaluate their mutual fund managers’...
Consensus growing among employers that better employee health equals better business
24 October 2007In a new survey of more than 600 for-profit and nonprofit US employers released today by Mercer’s health and benefits business and insurance broker Marsh, nearly two-fifths (39 percent) of respondents “strongly agreed” that improving employee health...
Responsible investment doesn’t hurt returns: UNEP & Mercer report reveals
24 October 2007Responsible investment – or the incorporation of environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) factors into investment decisions – is not a new concept, nor is it a fad. But the question remains whether responsible investment is a...
Operations Scanner™ transforms HR to better support company goals
16 October 2007As pressure mounts to better support their organization’s strategic objectives, human resource (HR) functions are seeking ways to assess and enhance their own operations and ultimately deliver what management needs to get the job done. A newly...
Employers expect training investments to grow faster than investments in other HR categories
2 October 2007The investment that organizations are making in employee training and career development is growing faster than all other areas, including base pay, according to Mercer’s 2007 Total Rewards SnapShot™ Survey.
Mercer launches new global brand initiative and simplifies its name to "Mercer"
12 September 2007Effective today, the simplified name “Mercer” will be the new brand identification for Mercer Human Resource Consulting, the world’s largest human resource consultancy. The global brand initiative reflects Mercer’s full range of consulting,...
Mercer Investment Consulting continues to add staff
4 September 2007Mercer Investment Consulting (Mercer IC) is further expanding its Americas consulting and research staffs with the hire of four senior professionals.
Institutional plans post positive second-quarter returns but many gains erased during August
23 August 2007The median corporate, public and foundation/endowment plan experienced positive results for the second quarter of 2007.
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