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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The financial crisis and subsequent fiscal adjustments and deleveraging in developed markets has enhanced the case for emerging market investing, says global investment strategist and specialist in emerging markets at State Street Global Advisors, George Hoguet, but investors are not taking advantage of the complete opportunity set.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
The Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) will continue to increase its allocation to emerging economies and cut back on its exposure to developed markets because of concerns over slowing growth.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
The pension thought-leadership mantle held by The Netherlands has been called into question by the new Dutch pension accord, according to commentary in the latest Ambachtsheer Letter, which details perceived design flaws in the accord.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Six candidates have gained election to the advisory council of the UN PRI in a close-fought election that for the first time saw asset managers and service providers included.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
While the US narrowly avoided defaulting on its spiralling debt, concerns about a possible downgrade of the US credit ratings is likely to herald a post-triple A ratings investment world, say fixed-income experts.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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