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<title><![CDATA[Investment Update - October 2010]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//articles/1391900</link>
<description><![CDATA[This service brings you our latest thinking on global and local investment issues. To receive future investment newsletters by e-mail, simply complete our free registration process and tick the option to receive information from us.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri Feb 03 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Global investment update]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//articles/1311185</link>
<description><![CDATA[This service brings you our latest thinking on global and local investment issues. To receive future investment newsletters by e-mail, simply complete our free registration process and tick the option to receive information from us.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri Feb 03 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Investment update - July 2009]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//articles/1351395</link>
<description><![CDATA[This service brings you our latest thinking on global and local investment issues. To receive future investment newsletters by e-mail, simply complete our free registration process and tick the option to receive information from us.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri Feb 03 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Global investment update - February 2010]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//articles/1371180</link>
<description><![CDATA[This service brings you our latest thinking on global and local investment issues. To receive future investment newsletters by e-mail, simply complete our free registration process and tick the option to receive information from us.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri Feb 03 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mercer's investment resources]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//articles/investment-resources</link>
<description><![CDATA[Providing clients with investment advice and solutions including strategy, structure and implementation, through to multi-manager investment portfolio management - guided by a consistent set of fundamental beliefs and guiding principles.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri Feb 03 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MercerInsight™ MPA]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//articles/1332095</link>
<description><![CDATA[The MercerInsight™ MPA provides comprehensive analysis of investment managers' past performance against their peers, the Mercer median or a relevant index over any time period.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri Feb 03 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MercerInsight TM - The platform of choice]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//articles/1332075</link>
<description><![CDATA[MercerInsight is a suite of analytical tools developed to aid in selecting managers, implementing mandates, producing client reports and making informed investment decisions using Mercer’s intellectual capital.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri Feb 03 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MercerInsight PST ™]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//articles/1332105</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Portfolio Structuring Tool is Mercer's global, on-line, collaborative consulting software designed to help you perform asset allocation and portfolio structuring studies and decisions in a unified framework.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri Feb 03 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pension risk management - Overview]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//articles/pensionrisk-db-defined-benefit-risk-management-1330905</link>
<description><![CDATA[The investment landscape facing pension fund trustees and corporate sponsors has changed significantly in recent years. The range of investment strategies now available is broader and more diverse than it has ever been.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri Feb 03 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pension risk management - Podcasts]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//articles/pension-risk-podcasts</link>
<description><![CDATA[The investment landscape facing pension fund trustees and corporate sponsors has changed significantly in recent years. The range of investment strategies now available is broader and more diverse than it has ever been.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri Feb 03 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Investment media on demand]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//articles/1359485</link>
<description><![CDATA[Mercer is pleased to share a variety of media resources highlighting recent activities of Mercer's investment consulting business.
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<pubDate>Fri Feb 03 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Investment strategies review]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//articles/1341865</link>
<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the 'Investment Strategies Review' series of programmes in conjunction with Asset TV. There will be a total of four programmes starting from March which will run monthly.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri Feb 03 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Private wealth]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//articles/1418780</link>
<description><![CDATA[Mercer specializes in the formation and implementation of investment strategies to meet the unique goals of each private wealth client.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri Feb 03 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Investment media on demand: webcasts & podcasts 2012]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//articles/investment-webcasts-podcasts</link>
<description><![CDATA[Investment media on demand: webcasts & podcasts 2012]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri Feb 03 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pension risk management - Press releases]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//articles/pension-risk-press-releases-2012</link>
<description><![CDATA[The investment landscape facing pension fund trustees and corporate sponsors has changed significantly in recent years. The range of investment strategies now available is broader and more diverse than it has ever been.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri Feb 03 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Beyond the Contingent Asset Trend]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//articles/1392975</link>
<description><![CDATA[At a time of economic turmoil and cash scarcity in many organisations, it is not surprising that sponsors of defined-benefit (DB) pension schemes in the UK are turning more and more toward alternative finance. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri Feb 03 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A blueprint for improving institutional equity portfolios]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//articles/1387700</link>
<description><![CDATA[Mercer has been reviewing the optimal structure of global equity portfolios over the past few months. We have now conducted this review because we believe that the world is changing.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri Feb 03 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Alternative Indexation]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//articles/alternative-indexation</link>
<description><![CDATA[Departing from market capitalisation-weighted index-tracking investments –the case for value or fundamental indexation]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri Feb 03 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Challenges Facing Wealth Management Intermediaries]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//articles/challenges-facing-wealth-management-intermediaries</link>
<description><![CDATA[Challenges Facing Wealth Management Intermediaries]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri Feb 03 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[DC Connections - Archive]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//articles/1305145</link>
<description><![CDATA[We are delighted to present the fifth edition of Mercer’s DC Connections. In this issue, we focus on post-retirement spend-down strategies around the globe.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri Feb 03 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Design for the future: DC spend-down strategy]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//articles/1392175</link>
<description><![CDATA[In conversations with our clients around the world, Mercer consultants regularly hear frustration over the difficult and inadequate state of current retirement systems.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri Feb 03 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Singapore's CPF LIFE: An in-depth look]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//articles/1392200</link>
<description><![CDATA[It is a question that has been debated around the world for longer than I have been working in the retirement industry – should retirement benefits be provided in lump sum or in annuity form, or a combination of the two?]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri Feb 03 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[DC Connections Issue five - Introduction]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//articles/1392115</link>
<description><![CDATA[We are delighted to present the fifth edition of Mercer’s DC Connections. In this issue, we focus on post-retirement spend-down strategies around the globe.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri Feb 03 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Distribution options in the US]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//articles/1392205</link>
<description><![CDATA[As more companies adopt DC plans as their primary retirement plan vehicle, and DB plans become a quaint memory, many people are waking up during the night, in a cold sweat, wondering how they are going to afford retirement.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri Feb 03 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Optimizing retirement: Spend-down modeling - In search of the silver bullet]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//articles/1392180</link>
<description><![CDATA[Determining the optimal solution to the retirement (or “spend-down”) phase for defined contribution (DC) plans means that we need to compare apples and oranges – fortunately, there is a way.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri Feb 03 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Spend down: The final frontier]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//articles/1392390</link>
<description><![CDATA[In the late 1960s, baby boomers (who were young then) watched the original “Star Trek” series that explored “space, the final frontier.” Today, those baby boomers are beginning to explore retirement, their “final frontier.” ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri Feb 03 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Spend-down products: A Canadian perspective and experiences]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//articles/1392225</link>
<description><![CDATA[As the Canadian DC market continues to grow, an increasing number of Canadians are now expected to generate at least a portion of their retirement income from their DC account balances and other personal retirement savings.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri Feb 03 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Responsible investment newsletter: Issue 13]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//articles/1359720</link>
<description><![CDATA[Mercer's Responsible Investment Update, is a global review highlighting important new resources and reports about microfinance, RI in Canada and Asia and green opportunities.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri Feb 03 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Responsible investment e-newsletter: Issue 14]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//articles/1369910</link>
<description><![CDATA[Mercer's Responsible Investment Update, is a global review highlighting important new resources and reports about microfinance, RI in Canada and Asia and green opportunities.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri Feb 03 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Responsible investment e-newsletter: Issue 18]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//articles/1419295</link>
<description><![CDATA[We are pleased to share with you issue 18 of the Responsible Investment e-newsletter.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri Feb 03 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Responsible investment e-newsletter: Issue 19]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//articles/ri-newsletter-issue-19</link>
<description><![CDATA[We are pleased to share with you issue 19 of the Responsible Investment e-newsletter.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri Feb 03 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Responsible Investment ]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//articles/1210735</link>
<description><![CDATA[Responsible Investment (RI) describes an investment process that incorporates an active consideration of environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) factors within investment decision making and ownership practices.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri Feb 03 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Member Contributions]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//articles/1444840</link>
<description><![CDATA[Contribution level is the key contributor to benefit adequacy alongside investment returns – the more you pay, the more you get out (all things being equal). And if there are no contributions, there are no benefits!]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu Feb 02 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Member decision analysis - A case study]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//articles/1444875</link>
<description><![CDATA[Member Decision Analysis - A case study]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu Feb 02 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Adjusting to new realities - Enabling good member outcomes]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//articles/1445500</link>
<description><![CDATA[Adjusting to new realities - Enabling good member outcomes]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu Feb 02 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Leakage - A first world (and third world) perspective]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//articles/1445385</link>
<description><![CDATA[Leakage - A first world (and third world) perspective]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu Feb 02 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Retirement age - A foundation of retirement design and planning]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//articles/1445045</link>
<description><![CDATA[Retirement age - A foundation of retirement design and planning]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu Feb 02 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[DC Connections - Conclusion]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//articles/1445055</link>
<description><![CDATA[Conclusion]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu Feb 02 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[DC Connections - A collection of global perspectives]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//articles/1352680</link>
<description><![CDATA[We are delighted to present the sixth edition of Mercer’s DC Connections. In this issue, we focus on post-retirement spend-down strategies around the globe.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu Feb 02 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[DC Connections - Introduction]]></title>
<link>http://www.mercer.com//articles/1444080</link>
<description><![CDATA[Is your DC plan successful? Factors to consider when measuring sucess]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu Feb 02 00:00:00 CST 2012 GMT</pubDate>
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