Mercer Investment Consulting – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Mon, 03 Apr 2023 19:16:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Mercer Investment Consulting – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 Pension plan finances healthier in Q1 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/pension-plan-finances-healthier-in-q1/ Mon, 03 Apr 2023 19:16:29 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=463248 Mercer reports plan solvency metrics improved despite market turmoil

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Rising bond yields boost pension solvency even as assets drop https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/rising-bond-yields-boost-pension-solvency-even-as-assets-drop/ Mon, 04 Jul 2022 15:18:43 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=447375 The median solvency ratio among DB plans increased to 109% in Q2, Mercer says

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Newsmaker: On a mission https://www.investmentexecutive.com/newspaper_/news-newspaper/newsmaker-on-a-mission/ Fri, 01 Nov 2019 04:17:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=389907 Rachel Volynsky, in her new role, leads the team that provides investment consulting services to Mercer's institutional clients

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Canada’s pension system moves up in global ranking, in spite of ‘large risks’ https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/canadas-pension-system-moves-up-in-global-ranking-in-spite-of-large-risks/ Mon, 21 Oct 2019 16:34:58 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=389083 Report finds Canada has a US$2.5-trillion gap between existing retirement savings and future retirement needs

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Strong equity market performance helped DB plans in Q2 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/strong-equity-market-performance-helped-db-plans-in-q2/ Tue, 02 Jul 2019 19:24:14 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=384096 Mercer reports DB pension plans were stable during the quarter

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Mercers announces new appointments https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/people/mercers-announces-new-appointments/ Wed, 22 May 2019 14:47:37 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=382106 The firm has named new heads of wealth in Toronto and Quebec

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Investors need action on global warming, Mercer report says https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/investors-need-action-on-global-warming-mercer-report-says/ Tue, 09 Apr 2019 18:38:45 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=379936 For both investors and the planet, limiting warming to 2°C is ideal

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DB pension plans in strong position as Q2 comes to a close: Mercer https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/db-pension-plans-in-strong-position-as-q2-comes-to-a-close-mercer/ Wed, 28 Jun 2017 16:15:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/db-pension-plans-in-strong-position-as-q2-comes-to-a-close-mercer/ Most DB pension plans remain in strong financial shape thanks to foreign equities markets and despite another decline in long-term interest rates

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DB pension plans’ solvency remained steady in Q1: Mercer https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/db-pension-plans-solvency-remained-steady-in-q1-mercer/ Fri, 31 Mar 2017 20:50:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/db-pension-plans-solvency-remained-steady-in-q1-mercer/ Given the geopolitical and economic climate, a shift in approach to mitigating risk among DB pension plan sponsors may be underway

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Parchment rejoins Mercer https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/people/parchment-rejoins-mercer/ Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:40:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/parchment-rejoins-mercer/ Jaqui Parchment returns to mercer as investments business leader for Canada

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