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Agencies begin issuing COBRA subsidy resources

To help employers and employees understand new COBRA premium subsidies, federal agencies have begun releasing guidance. This Update describes recent resources, including ones that may be useful to employees until notices about the subsidy are sent. (Update, 27 Feb 2009, 1 page) More | Article

US market turbulence and impact on DC plans

Given the market turmoil, defined contribution plan sponsors should act quickly to assess threats to participants' assets, address participants' concerns, step up plan governance, and identify any needed changes to investments or service providers. (Update, 6 Oct 2008, 4 pages) More | Article

Q4 drop dampens 2007 gains for institutional plans

The median corporate, public and foundation/endowment plan ended 2007 with a negative quarter, Mercer's latest survey of plan performance finds. Quarterly losses ranged from 0.2 percent for foundation/endowment funds to 0.8 percent for public plans. (Update, 21 Feb 2008, 1 page) More | Article

Most equity markets post losses for Q4 2007

Most equity markets closed 2007 with fourth-quarter losses, Mercer's Defined Contribution Universe Summary reports. Losses varied from 0.8 percent for international equities to 3.3 percent for the S&P 500, but a few classes saw gains. (Update, 12 Feb 2008, 5 pages) More | Article

Institutional plans post positive Q3 returns

The median corporate, public, and foundation/endowment plan gained 2.2% to 2.4% in the third quarter of 2007, Mercer's latest survey finds. But many gains were erased this month by continuing negative reaction to the subprime mortgage crisis. (Update, 16 Nov 2007, 7 pages) More | Article


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