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Belgian pension funds returned +18.5% over the year 2009

2 March 2010

Brussels - Mercer’s research is based on an analysis of 90 active funds, which represent 60% of the 150 active funds in Belgium. Based on about half of this sample, Belgian pension funds delivered a median return of 18.5% over the year 2009,...

Belgische pensioenfondsen behaalden een rendement van +18.5% in 2009

1 February 2010

Brussel - Na een dramatisch 2008 met een mediaan gelijk aan minus 25.2% bleef het achteruit gaan bij de opening van het eerste kwartaal. Vanaf het tweede kwartaal begon de markt zich te herstellen wat een mediaan rendement van +18,5% over het jaar...

The impact of the crisis will only really be felt in 2010

9 August 2009

Mercer has carried out a qualitative analysis of leading multinationals active in the Benelux. No less than a quarter of the organisations surveyed have seen demand for their products and services fall between 30% and 40%.

Worldwide Cost of Living survey 2009 – City ranking

7 July 2009

* Tokyo knocks Moscow off the top spot as the most expensive city for expatriates; Johannesburg is the cheapest * Asian and European cities dominate the top 10 *Significant currency fluctuations and strengthening of dollar cause major reshuffle in...

Quality of Living global city rankings 2009 – Mercer survey

28 April 2009

* European cities dominate the top of the ranking * Vienna scores highest for overall quality of living, Baghdad the lowest * Singapore ranks top for city infrastructure; London ranks eighth

European pension funds increase weightings in non-traditional asset classes

20 April 2009 - Crispin Lace

Following last year’s unprecedented market conditions, European pension schemes are increasing their allocation to non-traditional asset classes to manage their risks more effectively, according to Mercer’s annual European Asset Allocation Survey.

Mercer’s 13th annual Expatriate Management Forum

4 March 2009

Mercer will be holding its annual European Expatriate Management Forum in Lisbon on 23 - 24 April 2009.

Mercer enhances executive remuneration consulting capabilities in Europe

16 January 2009

Mercer has relocated their Global Leader of Executive Remuneration, Diane Doubleday, from the United States to London.

Belgian pension funds achieve a negative return of - 15,5% over first 9 months of 2008

14 November 2008

Belgian pension funds delivered median returns of minus 15.5% over the first three quarters of 2008, according to Mercer’s Pension Investment Performance Survey (PIPS).

Employee health costs rise across Europe

30 September 2008

Average 5.3% of a company’s total payroll costs spent on health benefits for staff. 51% of 5% per employee. Staff attraction and retention needs override cost concerns.

Quality of Living global city rankings 2008 – Mercer survey

10 June 2008

European cities dominate annual worldwide quality of living rankings. Zurich scores highest for overall quality of living; Baghdad, the lowest. Luxembourg ranks highest for personal safety; Baghdad, the lowest.

Belgian pension funds delivered median returns of +0.7% in 2007,

28 March 2008

Suffering from the downward trend in the financial markets as a result of the credit crisis, Belgian pension funds achieved a poor result equal to 0.7% (median fund) in 2007.

2008 Worldwide Pay Survey

23 November 2007

Global salaries are expected to rise by an average of 6 percent in 2008 – 1.9 percent above inflation – according to a study by Mercer. The study of 62 countries worldwide shows a strong correlation between 2008 forecasted inflation and forecasted...

Global personal taxation comparison survey – market rankings

19 November 2007

The United Arab Emirates (UAE), Russia and Hong Kong are amongst the world’s most benign personal tax environments while Belgium, Denmark and Hungary are the least attractive according to a global survey of expatriate hot spots by Mercer. The data...

Business web briefing: expanding operations into Eastern Europe

7 November 2007

Mercer is holding a free web briefing on what investors can do to ensure successful investment in Eastern Europe. The briefing will run on the 21 November and is suitable for all business and HR leaders from Western multinationals with expanding...

Mercer Investment Consulting expands European business development team

16 August 2007

Mercer Investment Consulting has strengthened its business development team with the recruitment of Johanna Milne as its European head of business development.

The focus of HR functions worldwide shifts from enhancing internal operations to a more direct role

13 June 2007

The human resource (HR) function around the world continues to change as it shifts its focus from enhancing internal operations to maximising its contribution to the corporation’s business performance. According to the 2006 Global HR Transformation...

Mercer UK forms new group to handle pensions risk services growth

11 June 2007

Mercer Human Resource Consulting has set up a specialist European Financial Strategy Group to address the burgeoning market demand for integrated, multi-disciplinary services in pensions risk management.

European survey of pension fund asset allocation

10 April 2007

European pension funds are increasingly directing their attention to controlling investment risk and managing it more efficiently, according to a new survey by Mercer Investment Consulting (Mercer IC). The survey of over 650 European pension funds,...

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