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Mercer launches the Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index

25 November 2009 - David Knox

Australia’s retirement income system has ranked second out of eleven countries in the world’s first pension index that compares each country’s private and public pension systems. The index which considers adequacy, sustainability and integrity has...

The minutiae of minute taking

25 November 2009 - Sarah Bragg

With the Super System Review and the recent focus on governance in the superannuation industry it is timely to consider good governance practices and how they apply to the day to day running of a superannuation fund. Keeping meeting minutes is not...

Communiqué: Alberta Pharmaceutical Strategy: Phase Two

12 November 2009 - Kris Brown

Alberta’s Pharmaceutical Strategy was initially announced last December and was described in our Communiqué of 12 January 2009. Phase One was subsequently detailed in our Communiqué of 21 July 2009.

Communiqué: Nova Scotia Grants Solvency Funding Relief, Adopts Phased Retirement

11 November 2009 - Lori Park

By Order in Council dated November 3, 2009, the Nova Scotia government has amended the regulations under the Pension Benefits Act (the “Act”) to implement solvency funding relief for qualifying pension plans.

International Headlines - 11 November 2009

11 November 2009 - 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...

International Headlines - 11 November 2009

11 November 2009 - Patrick Sweeney

International Headlines - 4 November 2009

4 November 2009 - Patrick Sweeney

UK - Foresight e-newsletter: Issue 2, 2009

2 November 2009

Welcome to this latest issue of UK Foresight. As 2009 draws to a close, there are signs already that 2010 may herald a slow upturn in the economy. Nevertheless, companies will have to continue to walk a fine line between managing costs while...

Communiqué: Modernization of Federal Pension Rules

30 October 2009 - Scott Clausen

On October 27, 2009 the Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, announced measures to modernize the federal private pension legislative and regulatory framework. The reform follows consultation earlier this year and will affect all pension...

British Columbia to Increase Public Health Care Premium

28 October 2009 - Martina Franchi

On September 1, 2009, the British Columbia government released a budget update that included an increase of about six per cent to the monthly Medical Services Plan (MSP) premiums. The increase takes effect January 1, 2010. Premiums were last...

Global M&A perspective- Culture matters: Early-stage, non-invasive cultural due diligence takes off

28 October 2009

An interesting development in our recent work is the increasing number of early-stage cultural due diligence assignments we are undertaking for clients.

International Headlines - 28 October 2009

28 October 2009 - Patrick Sweeney

Mandatory Retirement Legislation Quashed

28 October 2009 - Marcel Théroux

In Vilven v. Air Canada et al (Vilven), the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) has held that Air Canada’s mandatory retirement policy must be rewritten. The CHRT has found that the mandatory retirement saving provision of the Canadian Human...

Manitoba Releases Proposed Pension Regulations

28 October 2009 - Jared Mickall

Manitoba has released proposed amendments to the Pension Benefits Regulation (Proposed Regulations) that result from changes made to The Pension Benefits Act in 2005 through Bill 10.

New GST/HST Rules for Pension Plans

28 October 2009 - Marcel Théroux

The Department of Finance of Canada has released amendments to the Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax (GST/HST) legislation to implement proposals first released in January 2007. Those proposals introduce a rebate system that will replace...

International Headlines - 21 October 2009

27 October 2009 - Patrick Sweeney

International Headlines - 21 October 2009

27 October 2009 - Patrick Sweeney

International Headlines - 1 October 2009

20 October 2009 - Patrick Sweeney

Human Capital Perspective - Volume 3, Issue 4, UK Edition

15 October 2009 - Christopher Johnson

View the latest UK edition of our Human Capital Perspective Newsletter.

Retirement, Risk & Finance Perspective - Issue 4, 2009

15 October 2009

Retirement, Risk & Finance Perspective, Mercer's home for thought-provoking insights on retirement and pension issues facing multinational companies

Compliance Quarterly - For California HR Professionals

13 October 2009

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.

International Headlines - 10 September 2009

29 September 2009 - Patrick Sweeney

Global Health & Benefits Perspective - Issue 3, 2009

25 September 2009

Welcome to Mercer's Global Health & Benefits site and to the 3rd edition of our 2009 perspective newsletter. This publication contains articles of interest to multinational clients and prospects written by Mercer's thought leaders around the world.