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30 January 2009

Mercer produces a range of global e-newsletters to help keep you up-to-date with the latest industry developments.

Communiqué: Consultation Paper - Federal Pension Plans

20 January 2009 - Jean-Francois Poirier

The federal government has released a consultation paper seeking input on issues impacting federally registered pension plans. This Communiqué will be primarily of interest to employers with federally registered pension plans.

Communiqué: Québec Adopts Funding Relief Measures

19 January 2009 - Michel St-Germain

Québec has adopted legislation that will provide funding relief to Québec registered pension plans. This Communiqué will be primarily of interest to sponsors of Québec registered pension plans.

Salary, headcount and other HR trends in Hong Kong

13 January 2009

According to the recent quick poll survey conducted by Mercer, the forecasted salary increase for Hong Kong in 2009 is trending downwards. Multinational companies are reviewing their existing policies and salary budgets in reaction to the negative...

Communiqué: Alberta Pharmaceutical Strategy

12 January 2009 - Kris Brown

Alberta’s Minister of Health and Wellness has announced a new provincial pharmaceutical strategy intended to make drug coverage in Alberta more accessible, affordable, efficient and therapeutically effective.

Communiqué: Nova Scotia Pension Review – Interim Position Paper

22 December 2008 - Lori Park

The Nova Scotia Pension Review Panel has released an interim position paper, reflecting the panel’s proposed pension reform recommendations to the provincial government. This Communiqué will be of interest to pension plan sponsors with Nova Scotia...

Communiqué: Alberta and BC Governments Release Joint Expert Panel Report

18 December 2008 - Don Figol

Alberta and British Columbia (BC) have released a joint expert panel report on pensions that recommends amongst other items that Alberta and BC adopt a joint pension scheme. This Communiqué will summarize the key recommendations of the Joint Expert...

Communiqué: Ontario Introduces New Pension Division Regime

15 December 2008 - Leigh Ann Bastien

Following a great deal of consultation, the Ontario government has introduced new marriage breakdown pension division rules that should result in more efficient administration of pension division settlements.

ERP# 77: Weathering the storm – part I: Equity compensation actions for 2009

4 December 2008

In this article, which focuses on considerations for LTI awards in 2009, we first discuss considerations for assessing the appropriate magnitude of incentive awards. For many organizations that deliver LTIs to a targeted value, 2009 presents a...

Communiqué : Mesures d’allégement de la capitalisation proposées dans l’énoncé économique fédéral

28 November 2008 - Fotini Stephen

Le 27 novembre 2008, l’honorable Jim Flaherty, ministre des Finances, a présenté son énoncé économique et financier pour 2008. Parmi les mesures proposées, mentionnons l’allégement de la capitalisation des régimes de retraite sous réglementation...

Communiqué: Ontario Releases Expert Commission Report

26 November 2008 - Fotini Stephen

The Ontario Expert Commission on Pensions delivered its report, “A Fine Balance, Safe Pensions, Affordable Plans, Fair Rules” (Report). The well-written Report grapples with difficult issues made particularly challenging in difficult economic times.

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.

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.

Mercer India Insights - the latest perspective

10 July 2008

India Insights is Mercer India's thought leadership dedicated site designed to showcase the depth and breadth of our consulting expertise that will help organizations navigate successfully in today’s globally competitive marketplace.

Hong Kong Watch Q2 2008

22 May 2008

This issue of Mercer's Hong Kong Watch features the HK healthcare reform consultation paper, salary and turnover trend in HK and Macau, and challenges of cross-border M&As.

Investment update - May 2008

20 May 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.

Health & Benefits Newsletter - Q4 2007

7 April 2008

In our inaugural quarterly newsletter on Mercer H&B China, we feature H&B highlights such as our seminars in China, discuss the latest market trends and offer solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises.

Foresight e-newsletter: Working towards a common goal

20 February 2008

Welcome to the first edition of Foresight for 2008.

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