Mercer 2009 funding and credit balance report

Principal at Mercer, Craig Rosenthal, was among the witnesses who gave testimony to the US House of Representatives Committee On Ways and Means, under the hearing “Defined Benefit Pension Plan Funding Levels and Investment Advice Rules” on October 1.

His testimony included findings of new Mercer analysis of data from 874 clients’ defined benefit plans. The analysis by Mercer’s US pension actuaries, including estimated 2009 required contributions and credit balances, is detailed here.

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