Playing for higher stakes - Fierce competition in the pension industry has put a premium on talent; The default dilemma - What to do when DC members can not or will not choose an investment option; Getting the most out of your bond portfolio - New areas of bond mandate design.
Building employee engagement is critical to effectively managing a global workforce and creating business success. There is a strong link between engagement and fi nancial performance. Watson Wyatt’s Global WorkAttitudes research, summarized in this report, shows that when engagement is high, so is fi nancial performance.
Sustainable investment is experiencing unprecedented rates of growth and is being embraced by the mainstream investment market. What is fuelling this investor appetite, and how should pension funds respond?
In The Defined Contribution Plans of FORTUNE 100 Companies, Watson Wyatt Worldwide examines the 401(k) plans offered by 78 FORTUNE 100 companies in 2006, including eligibility and vesting rules, employee and employer contributions, and plan investments and expenses.
Now in its 13th year, the National Business Group on Health/Watson Wyatt Employer Survey on Purchasing Value in Health Care identifies the actions employers are taking to control costs and improve employee health and productivity.
Managing Executive Compensation in the Shareholders’ Interests, Watson Wyatt’s 2008 Report on Directors’ and Investors’ Views on Executive Pay and Corporate Governance, examines the challenge directors face in addressing criticisms of the executive pay model in a dynamic labor market. Overall, the opinions of both directors and investors alike suggest that the U.S. corporate governance model is continuing to improve on perceived shortcomings.
El Estudio Compensaciones Estratégicas Globales® 2007/2008 examina el modo en que las empresas de los países de Asia- Pacífico, Canadá, Europa, Latinoamérica y los Estados Unidos resuelven las cuestiones de atracción y retención, y la gestión de compensaciones.
Watson Wyatt’s 2007/2008 Onsite Health Center Survey – the largest survey of organizations that operate onsite health centers – provides insight into current trends in establishing and managing onsite employee health centers. Specifically, it details the significant differences between onsite health centers opened before and after 2000 and identifies several critical areas for improvement.
One hundred seventeen companies participated in Watson Wyatt’s Survey on Annual Benefits Enrollment. Respondents were mostly senior-level HR managers at large companies. The six-question survey was conducted in December 2007 at the end of the annual enrollment process. The median company size was 10,000 employees with four health plans.
This survey, which was conducted in December 2007, involved 85 insurance companies that provide medical insurance to employers throughout Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas. Participants answered only for those countries where they have local medical portfolios or where they have credible data.
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