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Mercer DC Health-Check



Defined Contribution (DC) schemes in Ireland have come of age as the number of schemes have more than trebled in the last 10 years.  How is your plan doing?   In recent years, much of the focus has been on the difficulties facing Defined Benefit schemes, even though Defined Contribution (DC) schemes face many of the same issues.  Given the growing importance of DC plans, and recognising that DC schemes are rapidly becoming the main source of retirement income for the majority of employees - it is vital that trustees and sponsors periodically check whether their DC/AVC schemes are fit for purpose.

 

Is your DC/AVC Plan Fit for Purpose?

Some key questions to consider in assessing whether your defined contribution (DC) and/or additional voluntary contribution (AVC) plan are fit for the future include:

 

  • What is the business objective of your DC/AVC plan?
     
  • Will your DC/AVC plan provide adequate incomes in retirement?
     
  • What is the most significant risk facing your DC/AVC plan?
     
  • Do your members value the plan?

 

If you are struggling to answer these questions then it may be time for a DC Health-Check. Mercer has developed the DC Health-Check to give you confidence that your plan is compliant and that members value the plan as a key part of their benefit package.

 

 

Keeping abreast of Evolving Best Practice

  • DC and AVC plan stakeholders need to keep abreast of evolving best practice. We have developed the Mercer DC Health-Check for exactly this reason.
       
  • Working with sponsors and trustees, we can perform a qualitative examination of the condition of your plans across 5 critical areas of focus.
       
  • We can supplement that by using quantitative methods, where appropriate, in order to enhance your decision-making. 
       

 DC Health-Check

Contact us

For further information please contact your usual Mercer consultant or our marketing department by 

E-mail.

 

 

 


Further Information

For further information, please contact your usual Mercer contact.

Alternatively, queries may be directed to our marketing department via
E-mail


Dublin:

Charlotte House, Charlemont St, Dublin 2 

 +353 1 603 9700


Cork:

23/25 South Terrace, Cork

 +353 21 491 0900


Mercer DC Health-Check

  

DC Health-Check

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