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International Headlines - 3 September 2009

9 September 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...

Public Sector eNewsletter September 2009

9 September 2009

Public Sector eNewsletter covering Securing retirement incomes, Matthews Report - review of pension indexation, surcharge assessments and retirement calculator.

Health & benefits Perspectives

8 September 2009

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

International Headlines - 26 August 2009

3 September 2009 - Patrick Sweeney

International Headlines - 19 August 2009

19 August 2009 - Patrick Sweeney

International Headlines - 12 August 2009

13 August 2009 - Patrick Sweeney

International Headlines - 5 August 2009

6 August 2009 - Patrick Sweeney

The rules of recovery: An essential guide to the economic upswing in Asia

4 August 2009

The rules of recovery: An essential guide to the economic upswing in Asia

Defined benefit sub-funds – financial positions in volatile times

31 July 2009 - Kathryn Daniels

The majority of defined benefit sub-funds have seen their asset coverage of benefits reduce significantly, and in many cases assets are no longer sufficient to cover the benefit liabilities in these times of investment market volatility.

International Headlines - 29 July 2009

29 July 2009 - Patrick Sweeney

Board Effectiveness: Who makes a good trustee director?

24 July 2009 - Lindy Hunt

A recent AIST survey on trustee board governance found that 70% of trustee directors were male and were approaching retirement . This finding, set against ASIC’s recent focus on the behaviour of directors in the wider corporate arena, should lead...

The forecast is ……fine and mild? A change is on the way……

24 July 2009 - Darren Wickham

It can be an interesting experience to ask members about the level of income they would like to have in retirement and compare that to how much they are realistically likely to receive based on their current super savings. Most members have highly...

International Headlines - 22 July 2009

22 July 2009 - Patrick Sweeney

International Headlines - 15 July 2009

15 July 2009 - Patrick Sweeney

International Headlines - 9 July 2009

10 July 2009 - Patrick Sweeney

Health & benefits Updates

9 July 2009

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

Federal solvency funding relief regulations become effective

6 July 2009 - Jean-Francois Poirier

On Friday 12 June, the Federal Minister of Finance announced the coming into force of new regulations providing temporary solvency funding relief for sponsors of federally regulated defined benefit pension plans. The new regulations are virtually...

International Headlines - 1 July 2009

1 July 2009 - Patrick Sweeney

Ontario solvency funding relief and other measures

30 June 2009 - Hrvoje Lakota

On 23 June 2009, the Honourable Dwight Duncan, Ontario’s Minister of Finance announced the coming into force of a number of changes to the regulations under the Ontario Pension Benefits Act (the “regulations”). These changes include the temporary...

International Headlines - 24 June 2009

26 June 2009 - Patrick Sweeney

Proposed changes to Canada Pension Plan

26 June 2009 - Marcel Theroux

The provincial and federal Ministers of Finance have jointly recommended changes to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) that are intended to make the CPP fairer.

International Headlines - 17 June 2009

18 June 2009 - Patrick Sweeney

Negative work environments can lead to substantial damages

12 June 2009 - Marcel Theroux

In Piresferreira v. Ayotte (Ayotte), the Ontario Superior Court awarded a former employee substantial damages where the employer’s negative behaviour caused mental distress. This communiqué will be of interest to employers generally, particularly...

Communiqué: Saskatchewan announces funding relief Proposal

11 June 2009 - Jason Reed

Saskatchewan has announced a significant funding relief proposal for sponsors of registered pension plans. The Pension Benefits Regulations, 1993 (the Regulations) will be amended in the near future to implement this funding relief. This Communiqué...