Mercer: Funded Status of S&P 1500 Pensions Hits 84% in 2017
Discount rates decreased by 3.56%.
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Mercer: Canadian Pensions Enter 2018 Near-Fully Funded
Strong Q4 equity markets boost funded status ratios across the board.
Manager Selection
Mercer Announces New Global Wealth Business President
Ferland, Haderer to co-lead firm’s global health business.
Mercer: Firms Must Evaluate and Adjust to the Shifting Landscape
White paper outlines key areas of focus for wealth managers in 2018.
Funded Status for Pensions Rises in November
Reports from Northern Trust, Mercer show continued improvement.
S&P 1500 Pensions’ Funded Status Rises 1% in September
Pensions' funded status reaches highest levels since 2015.
Mercer: Companies Changing DB Funding, Risk Strategies Due to PBGC Premiums, Capital Markets
Nearly 80% of all respondents are now contributing more than the minimum level of funding to their DB plans, survey says.
FTSE 350 Pension Deficits Rise £12 Billion in August
Mercer says decline may be due to uncertainty over Brexit negotiations.
Research
Mercer: S&P 1500-Sponsored Company Pensions Down 1% in August
S&P 500 up 0.05%, while MSCI EAFE down 0.31%.
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Mercer: S&P 1500 Pensions 83% Funded in July
Interest rates still “40 basis points above 2016 lows.”
UK Defined Benefit Plans’ Deficit Shrinks
Reports from Pension Protection Fund and Mercer show improved DB funding.
Mercer Report Warns of Future $137 Trillion US Savings Gap
Report cites empty promises from Social Security, DB programs as the cause.
Mercer Finds Pension Funding Level Drops 1% in June as Deficit Hits $416 Billion
Aggregate deficit is up $8 billion from the $408 billion measured at the end of 2016.
Asset Allocation
Mercer Launches Hong Kong Mandatory Provident Fund Index
Inaugural survey revealed high level of dissatisfaction with the pension fund.
Research
Mercer: S&P 1500 Aggregate Funding Remains Level
At 83% funded, May levels on par with rest of 2017, but down from 2016.