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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With continued, or even increased, nervousness surrounding the short-term future for most markets, the question of risk mitigation has once again come to the fore for institutional investors. But for defined benefit funds, in particular, this is an especially curly question.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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European investors – and probably many others – are “understandably skittish”, according to Mercer Investment Consulting, as the risk of a double-dip recession has increased modestly, the consulting firm says in its latest medium-term valuation review.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
European investors – and probably many others – are “understandably skittish”, according to Mercer Investment Consulting, as the risk of a double-dip recession has increased modestly, the consulting firm says in its latest medium-term valuation review.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Consider this: the first human being – probably a white woman – will live beyond her 125th birthday within the next 20 years. Imagine the implications for her pension plan.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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