60% of Workers Plan to Seek Other Employment this
Year
January 4, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Sixty-percent of
employees plan to look for new jobs this year, but
traditional reasons like higher pay or greater flexibility
did not rank at the top of the list, according to a recent
survey.
According to a Job.com press release, its survey of
5,173 visitors to its Web site found only 28% of the
respondents said the reason for scouting for a new job
was wanting a higher salary. Other reasons respondents
gave included:
Improved working conditions – 17%,
Health care benefits – 13%, and
Wanting a promotion, disliking their commute,
or disliking their boss – 4%.
The most cited reason for wanting a new job was
“other,” chosen by 35% of respondents.
March 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey of
investment managers found that most believe globalization and
corporate governance are relevant to judging a company's
asset performance.
A news release from Mercer Investment Consulting said
that 65% believe the effects of globalization significantly
impact asset performance, while a similar proportion (62%)
think corporate governance is a relevant issue.
Environmental issues like climate change feature less
prominently now (15%) but are forecast to grow in
consideration within five years.
Survey results indicate that the environmental, social
and corporate governance (ESG) issues considered most
relevant to performance at the individual asset level –
corporate governance and globalization – are not expected
to be primary drivers of overall capital markets. Instead,
interest rates and corporate profits are forecasted to have
the greatest impact. Oil prices are also expected to play a
role in every region’s capital markets.
“The environmental and social effects of globalization
are being experienced by governments, local communities and
businesses across all regions, as pressures on resources
grow,” asserted Jane Ambachtsheer, Global Head of Mercer
IC’s Responsible Investment business, in the news release.
“Similarly, corporate scandals have hit the headlines in
almost all regions, so it is not surprising that these two
issues are viewed as the most important responsible
investment factors by investment managers.”
According to the survey, over the next five years,
environmental issues overall (climate change, environmental
management and access to clean water) are expected to have
a larger impact on asset performance, and in many
regions environmental management is likely to become one of
the top three issues affecting asset performance.
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This year, 13% of investment managers anticipate
increased client demand for specialist investment
strategies built on environmental, social and corporate
governance (ESG) analysis. This expectation is greatest in
Europe where 39% of managers predict growing demand,
followed by the UK and Canada. Singapore is the only place
where demand is not anticipated to grow.
Looking forward, expectations rise dramatically, with
31% of managers globally expecting to see more requests for
specialist products built on ESG analysis. US managers
remain least convinced, with just 19% expecting that such
demand will materialize.
The
survey
reflects the views of 157 investment management firms from
around the world, which manage aggregate assets in excess
of $20 trillion. Respondents were asked how significant
environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues
were to investment performance, and what expectations of
future client demand are for related investment
services.