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NEW YORK -- Mercer Investment Consulting (Mercer IC), a leading global provider of investment consulting services, has entered into an agreement with ...
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There is no question that the pension reform measure passed in August 2006 solved a lot of the issues that 401(k) plan sponsors have wrestled with in recent years. Now, 12 months later, it seems that the Pension Protection Act has employers wrestling with a whole new set of questions as they try to figure out which default investment option to use with their 401(k) plans. Analysts like balanced funds because they are easy for participants to understand and many have long track records, so plan sponsors and participants can get a good sense of how they perform. While praising the simplicity of balanced funds, analysts also note that their one-size-fits-all approach does not work for all investors. Lifecycle funds are the 800-pound gorilla when it comes to default options in the 401(k) in...
... and defined-contribution segment leader at Mercer Investment Consulting. And unless the Department o...
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* Acquisition creates a new leader in investment consulting for endowments, foundations and the private wealth and health care markets
* It expands M...
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Mercer Appoints Research Head
NEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com) - Mercer Investment Consulting appointed Jeff Gabrione as head of manager research for the Americas; he will be based in Chicago.
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Private equity investment firms, after seeing some hard times in the past few years, may be enjoying a change in their fortunes. Equity firms are making profitable sales, which in turn are increasing investor confidence, making it easier for the firms to raise funds. In 2003, the private equity market posted its first gains after 3 straight years of negative returns, according to a report by Mercer Investment Consulting. Leverage buyout sponsors reported $94.6 billion in transactions last year. In the first half of 2004, they have already completed 331 deals worth a combined total of $58.8 billion in disclosed values. The third quarter of 2004 will likely continue the trend, with more than $30 billion worth of deals already in the works. Now may be the time for buyout firms to be making...
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Business Editors
NEW YORK & TACOMA, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 20, 2001
Mercer's investment consulting clients will receive
state-of-the-art p...
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To: BUSINESS EDITORS
Contact: Patrick Mitchell, +1-703-276-3266, pmitchell@hastingsgroup.com, for Social Investment Forum, Washington, D.C. and Mercer Investment Consulting, offices worldwide
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The recession hasn't been kind to Pittsburgh's weakening pension fund.
The fund lost $124 million this year through November, leaving it with $261 million to cover $899 million in liabilities, according to a report Thursday from investment manager Mercer Investment Consulting Inc.
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Locally, Pinckney Hugo's client list includes Alliance Bank, N.A., St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center, Welch Allyn, and the New York State Fair Elsewhere, the firm works with Duff & Phelps, a New York City-based investment bank and financial advisory firm, Mercer, a New York City-based investment and consulting firm, and Windsor, Conn.-based Redco Foods, Inc., maker of Salada Tea.
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NEW YORK & SAN FRANCISCO -- Mercer announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to merge its investment consulting business with Callan A...