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		<title><![CDATA[The Conference Board Report on Executive Compensation Consulting: Mercer's Point of View]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=260953]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Corporate governance reform continues to focus on executive compensation. The most recent addition to this discussion comes from The Conference Board, which has published Executive Compensation Consulting, a Research Working Group on Best Practices. The Conference Board convened executive compensation consultants including Mercer and human resource executives to identify best...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[IFRS - International Accounting in Switzerland]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=260955]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Switzerland has a long established and well developed three-pillar system for providing retirement, survivors' and disability benefits. The target of the first pillar, federal social security insurance, is to provide for the subsistence needs for all residents of Switzerland. The second pillar is the occupational benefit system BVG (Swiss pension...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Future of the Global Pension Industry: Insights From the Australian Experience]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=153919]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Twenty years ago, less than half of the Australian workforce participated in superannuation or pension plans. Membership was concentrated in the public sector and amongst white-collar workers. Defined benefit DB plans held most of these assets. Defined contribution DC plans represented more than 80 percent of these assets. In addition,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Corporate Governance: A Different Type of Workout?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=153921]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The paper depicts that in 2004, over 5,000 companies have spent much time, energy, and professional fees grappling with the Section 404 requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The first step was to develop an understanding of the Act - a step dwarfed by the effort to develop the required documentation...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Future of Pension Funding and Disclosure: Envisioning a Better Future]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=153236]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Defined benefit pension plans provide meaningful economic security to millions of currently retired Americans. The paper talks about certain changes in pension law those are substantial and likely to be controversial. They may result in higher but more predictable contributions for many plan sponsors. The volatility limits will improve the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[You're Thinking About Outsourcing ... Now What?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=142427]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[HR functions are looking to reduce time spent on recordkeeping and increase time dedicated to strategic partnering with the business. An organization's sourcing strategy - essentially, the "make versus buy" equivalent for the HR function - provides the opportunity to meet this goal. When done correctly, a sound outsourcing strategy...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Developing Retention Strategies]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=169000]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A nonprofit medical center with 200 beds and 2,000 employees plus a physician network wanted to be sure of keeping key executives in the event of a change in control. Initially, the contracts were to cover pay and performance and contain clauses on severance and change in control. As the...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Preparing the Next Generation of Leadership]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=169006]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Over 15 years, a small trucking firm grew into a big distribution company. To meet the challenges of growing technically diverse business lines, executing an e-commerce strategy, and managing the pace of growth through acquisition, the company needed a formal executive development and succession plan. Mercer identified the competencies future...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Managing Performance to Deliver Results]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=169008]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[To achieve 10% revenue growth, a leading professional services company had to overcome tough challenges brought by industry consolidation, global expansion, demanding clients, and more specialized competitors. Expansion and acquisitions had made US operations a patchwork of inconsistencies: client managers had varying levels of expertise and performed their jobs differently;...]]></description>
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