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<title><![CDATA[Lack of pre-retirement advice can cause pension scheme members to lose out on pension income ]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//press-releases/Mercer-calls-for-compulsory-pre-retirement-advice</link>
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<pubDate>Mon Feb 06 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[FTSE350 pension deficits remain stubbornly high]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//press-releases/FTSE350-pension-deficits-remain-high</link>
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<pubDate>Mon Feb 06 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mercer bolsters alternatives boutique with infrastructure specialist]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//press-releases/Mercer-hires-infrastructure-specialist</link>
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<pubDate>Mon Feb 06 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Government clarity in workplace pension reform welcomed ]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//press-releases/Government-clarity-in-pension-reform-welcomed</link>
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<pubDate>Fri Feb 03 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[GMP equalisation ‘an unnecessary, costly diversion’ from sustainable pension provision, says Mercer ]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//press-releases/GMP-equalisation-costly-for-sustainable-pensions</link>
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<pubDate>Fri Feb 03 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cost-cutting and employee engagement will be main focus for health and benefits market in 2012]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//press-releases/Mercer-predicts-key-health-and-benefits-trends-in-2012</link>
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<pubDate>Mon Jan 30 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mercer to acquire Pensjon & Finans, leading Norwegian-based investment and pension consultants]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//press-releases/Mercer-to-acquire-Pensjon-and-Finans</link>
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<pubDate>Fri Jan 27 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mercer launches FX transaction cost monitoring service]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//press-releases/FX-transaction-cost-monitoring-service</link>
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<pubDate>Wed Jan 25 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mercer appointed by EDF Energy for pensions administration]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//press-releases/Mercer-appointed-by-EDF-Energy</link>
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<pubDate>Wed Jan 25 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mercer becomes sole shareholder of REPCA, signalling role as leader in French health & benefits]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//press-releases/Mercer-becomes-sole-shareholder-of-REPCA</link>
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<pubDate>Tue Jan 24 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Two new wins for Mercer Workplace Savings pushes assets under management past £1.3 billion]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//press-releases/Mercer-Workplace-Savings-secures-new-wins</link>
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<pubDate>Mon Jan 23 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New site features World Economic Forum/Mercer research, plus resources and advice on global mobility]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//press-releases/World-Economic-Forum-and-Mercer-research</link>
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<pubDate>Mon Jan 23 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Top consultant joins Mercer to lead growing DC team ]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//press-releases/Mercer-appoints-Paul-Macro-to-lead-DC-team</link>
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<pubDate>Thu Jan 19 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mercer reinforces its investment business with new Partner]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//press-releases/Mercer-appoints-new-Partner-in-Investments</link>
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<pubDate>Wed Jan 18 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mercer’s UK seminars: Keeping control of DB pension costs and risks in times of financial uncertaint]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//press-releases/1334785</link>
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<pubDate>Tue Jan 17 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mercer’s forthcoming Pensions Knowledge courses	]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//press-releases/1334650</link>
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<pubDate>Tue Jan 17 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mercer response to NAPF research on final salary pension schemes]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//press-releases/1334500</link>
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<pubDate>Tue Jan 17 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UK Pension schemes increase members’ life expectancy assumption by 11 months]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//press-releases/1334345</link>
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<pubDate>Tue Jan 17 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mercer’s quarterly FTSE350 pensions update ]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//press-releases/1333655</link>
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<pubDate>Tue Jan 17 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Eurozone Crisis hits Irish Pension funds for €2bn in 2011]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//press-releases/irish-pension-funds-1444085</link>
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<pubDate>Fri Jan 13 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mercer boosts DC team with senior appointment]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//press-releases/Mercer-boosts-DC-team-with-new-appointment</link>
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<pubDate>Thu Jan 12 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[EIORP consultation fails to cover member state supervisory actions on under-funded schemes]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//press-releases/EIORP-consultation-is-seriously-undermined</link>
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<pubDate>Thu Jan 12 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Leading institutional investors address climate change risk via asset allocation, other initiatives ]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//press-releases/leading-institutional-investors-address-climate-change-risk</link>
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<pubDate>Wed Jan 11 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Report: Collaboration in talent mobility key to job creation]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//press-releases/Talent-mobility-collaboration-key-to-job-creation</link>
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<pubDate>Fri Jan 06 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[US pension deficits widen for second straight year]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//press-releases/US-pension-deficits-widen-for-second-year</link>
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<pubDate>Fri Jan 06 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mercer aligns its investment organization to meet changing client needs]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//press-releases/1443840</link>
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<pubDate>Fri Jan 06 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New Year resolutions for UK DC pension plan sponsors, trustees and governance committees ]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//press-releases/New-Year-resolutions-for-UK-DC-pension-plans</link>
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<pubDate>Thu Jan 05 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Relative confidence in UK corporate debt inflates pension deficits by nearly one-third in past year]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//press-releases/Confidence-in-UK-debt-inflates-pension-deficits</link>
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<pubDate>Tue Jan 03 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mercer outlines 2012's significant global challenges and opportunities for institutional investors]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//press-releases/Mercer-outlines-challenges-for-investors-in-2012</link>
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<pubDate>Fri Dec 16 00:00:00 CST 2011 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Government needs to provide employers with more certainty on auto-enrolment, says Mercer]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//press-releases/Employers-need-more-certainty-on-auto-enrolment</link>
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<pubDate>Wed Dec 14 00:00:00 CST 2011 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Employee holiday entitlements around the world]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//press-releases/holiday-entitlements-around-the-world</link>
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<pubDate>Tue Dec 13 00:00:00 CST 2011 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Employer pension contributions freeze and employee contributions drop as economy stutters ]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//press-releases/Employer-and-employee-pension-contributions-fall</link>
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<pubDate>Mon Dec 12 00:00:00 CST 2011 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mercer outlines pension issues for 2012]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//press-releases/Mercer-outlines-pension-issues-for-2012</link>
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<pubDate>Fri Dec 09 00:00:00 CST 2011 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pension scheme deficits reach their highest point of 2011 so far against background of poor economy]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//press-releases/Pension-scheme-deficits-reach-their-highest-point</link>
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<pubDate>Wed Dec 07 00:00:00 CST 2011 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mercer welcomes tPR industry outreach but highlights risk of overloading trustees]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//press-releases/Mercer-welcomes-tPR-intiative</link>
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<pubDate>Wed Dec 07 00:00:00 CST 2011 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Companies and trustees should carefully consider funding deals based on gilt yields]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//press-releases/Companies-should-carefully-consider-gilt-yields</link>
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<pubDate>Mon Dec 05 00:00:00 CST 2011 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sage and Mercer launch new partnership to make employee benefits more accessible to UK SMEs]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//press-releases/Sage-and-Mercer-launch-new-partnership</link>
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<pubDate>Fri Dec 02 00:00:00 CST 2011 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mercer comments on the Chancellor's Autumn Statement]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//press-releases/The-Autumn-Statement</link>
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<pubDate>Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 CST 2011 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[2011 Quality of Living worldwide city rankings – Mercer survey]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//press-releases/quality-of-living-report-2011</link>
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<pubDate>Tue Nov 29 00:00:00 CST 2011 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mercer strengthens Outsourcing business with appointment of former PPF Head of Operations]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//press-releases/Mercer-appoints-former-PPF-Head-of-Operations</link>
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<pubDate>Mon Nov 28 00:00:00 CST 2011 GMT</pubDate>
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