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Global Health & Benefits Perspective - Thought-provoking insights on health & benefits issues

20 November 2008

Welcome to Mercer's Global Health & Benefits site and to the first edition of our perspective newsletter.

Communiqué: Quebec Funding Relief Measures

19 November 2008 - Michel St-Germain

The current financial crisis has devastated many pension funds. This Communiqué summarizes the main measures that are being contemplated by federal and Quebec governments in order to provide funding relief.

International Headlines - 19 November 2008

19 November 2008 - Patrick Sweeney

This weekly compilation of stories from wire services, newspapers, and other sources is intended to keep Mercer employees and registered visitors to mercer.com informed of benefits, compensation and HR developments around the world. Facts have not...

The evolving role of the chief financial officer: A study of pay and turnover trends

18 November 2008

In this Perspective, we will show that both CFO pay and their turnover have increased at a greater rate than those of chief executive officers (CEOs). We will discuss the likely contributing factors (such as more prominent role, increased...

Communiqué: Commuted Values – Proposed Revisions

7 November 2008 - Ben Ukonga

On October 28, 2008, the Actuarial Standards Board (“ASB”) of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (“CIA”) released a revised Exposure Draft for Proposed Changes to the Standards of Practice for Determining Pension Commuted Values (“Revised...

Hong Kong Watch Q4 2008

30 October 2008

This issue of Mercer's Hong Kong Watch features an salary increases in Hong Kong and Macau, challenges for measuring return on investment (ROI) for international assignments and highlights of upcoming events in Asia.

ERP: A framework for managing executive remuneration in today’s global environment

27 October 2008

This Perspective discusses the benefits of, and best practices, for developing and executing a global executive remuneration strategy and provides a framework for tailoring the approach to your organisation’s unique needs.

Health & benefits Perspectives

24 October 2008

Health & benefits Perspectives provide specific analyses and viewpoints on major issues of interest to Benefits Professionals.

Multi-employer Superannuation: Newsletter October 08

23 October 2008

Welcome to the October 2008 edition of Mercer’s newsletter for multi-employer funds! Providing the latest regulatory, investment and news updates for industry funds.

Mercer Executive Remuneration Perspective archives

17 October 2008

Mercer's Executive Remuneration Perspective is Mercer's regular publication offering in-depth coverage of performance, measurement, and reward topics. Our archives allow you to browse through the list of issues.

Human Capital Perspective - Read latest issue

13 October 2008

Issue 5 of Mercer’s global Human Capital Perspective newsletter in 2008 is now available. This new online publication is designed to discuss and stimulate thinking around effective human capital management in today’s competitive global marketplace.

Communiqué: New Executive Pension Disclosure

24 September 2008

To provide consistent and comprehensive executive compensation disclosure, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has adopted significant amendments to the executive compensation disclosure. The new disclosure requirements will apply effective...

Special Perspective

23 September 2008

This special edition of Global Retirement Perspective provides a brief summary of the 2008 report from the World Economic Forum (WEF) – The Future of Pensions and Healthcare in a Rapidly Ageing World: Scenarios to 2030. Global Retirement...

US Retirement Perspective: Do you have a pension funding policy . . . and is it working?

18 September 2008

In this Perspective we look at why plan sponsors must take a more strategic and proactive approach to pension funding and why contributing just the minimum may not be a viable funding policy.

Executive Remuneration Perspective: Perfecting long-term incentive remuneration

14 September 2008

This Perspective provides an overview of emerging global developments in LTI based on the findings of the recent SnapShot survey Mercer conducted in Australia, Canada, Europe (including the UK and Ireland), and the US. In addition, we present a...

Infrastructure funds: Getting fund manager compensation right

8 September 2008

This Perspective summarises Mercer’s views on how infrastructure funds might best design effective compensation arrangements.

Hong Kong Watch Q3 2008

14 August 2008

This issue of Mercer's Hong Kong Watch features an update on the salary and staff turnover trend in Hong Kong, results from the Healthcare Reform Hong Kong 2008 survey and highlights of upcoming events in Asia.

ERP #72: The seven deadly sins of performance measurement

13 August 2008

This Perspective examines the seven deadly sins that can befall organizations when selecting performance measures and setting targets.

Health & benefits Updates

8 August 2008

Health & benefits Updates review specific regulatory and other news and developments affecting Benefits Professionals.

Investment update - August 2008

4 August 2008

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.

Compliance Quarterly - For California HR Professionals

29 July 2008

The California Compliance Quarterly is published four times a year. It focuses on legal developments in California of interest to employee benefits and human resources professionals.

Communiqué: New Financial Parameters for Québec Prescription Drug Insurance

25 July 2008 - Monique Giguere

In conformity with the Act respecting prescription drug insurance (the Act) the Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec (RAMQ) has conducted its annual review and has revised the financial parameters of the public drug plan and the requirements for...

Communiqué: Two More SCC Decisions Ease up on Employers – Hydro-Québec and Potash

24 July 2008 - Leigh Ann Bastien

The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) has rendered two more decisions that lighten an employer’s obligations to its employees. Shortly after Keays which limits the magnitude of wrongful dismissal awards (see our Communiqué of July 8, 2008), the SCC...

Asia Pacific Investment Perspectives - July 2008

23 July 2008

Welcome to our Asia Pacific Investment Perspectives e-newsletter. To provide Mercer's clients the edge in a competitive and fast moving global investment environment we aim to provide innovative and pre-emptive investment advice.

Communiqué: British Columbia Revises PBSA

17 July 2008 - Susan Danzer

British Columbia has revised the Pension Benefits Standards Regulations (Regulations) to permit the use of letters of credit to secure pension plan solvency deficiencies, and to exempt multi-employer plans from certain solvency funding...

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