Mercer

Mercer is a leading global provider of investment consulting services, and offers customized guidance at every stage of the investment decision, risk management and investment monitoring process. We have been dedicated to meeting the needs of clients for more than 30 years, and we work with the fiduciaries of pension funds, foundations, endowments and other investors in some 35 countries.

We assist with every aspect of institutional investing (and retail portfolios in some geographies), from strategy, structure and implementation to ongoing portfolio management. We create value through our commitment to thought leadership; world-class, independent research; and top-notch consultants with local expertise.

The global Responsible Investment (RI) group was formed in 2004 to provide advice to investment fiduciaries and practitioners on all aspects of RI. Headquartered in Toronto, this group now employs nine dedicated professionals who partner with traditional investment consultants to provide integrated solutions to clients. To date, we have provided RI advice to national pension plans, plan sponsors and other significant institutional investors from around the world.

Mercer’s dedicated responsible investment team works with investors to make better investment decisions within a fiduciary framework: to enhance expected returns while managing risk and cost.

Supporting fiduciary responsibilities and our clients’ extra-financial objectives, Mercer’s responsible investment expertise links the business and organisational goals of our clients to their financial objectives. We offer clients an integrated and tailored service that helps them achieve a cost-effective responsible investment strategy throughout the investment cycle. Mercer’s RI group is also very much involved in the work carried out by the main RI associations like EUROSIF, issuing studies and articles on RI on a regular basis. Finally, Mercer is an active partner of the United Nation’s Experts Team, as part of its Global Principles for Responsible Investment development program.