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Mercer Market Insight

Included in this quarter's insight is a webcast providing a brief overview of recent market performance and investment trends presented by Noel Collins and Michael Curtin of Mercer's investment consulting business.



Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index


Irish pension system achieves a “B” grade

According to Mercer, the Irish pension system ranks in the top tier based on a world-first global pension index that compares private and public pension systems from around the world and rates them on the basis of adequacy, sustainability and integrity. The inaugural Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index compares the pension systems of 11 countries, across five continents. The Index, produced by Mercer, is the first time the world’s retirement income systems have been compared and ranked on a basis that considers a retirement income system in its entirety.

    

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Defined Benefit Survey


Defined Benefit Survey - latest emerging trends

Almost all Irish Defined Benefit pensions schemes are insolvent. As scheme sponsors and trustees engage in the difficult task of developing recovery plans, many are interested in the approaches and options being considered by their peers. In the following video Aisling Kennedy, Senior Consultant with Mercer discusses the latest emerging trends based on Mercer's Defined Benefit survey of over 200 multinational and indigenous organisations.



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