We are excited to announce that McLagan's parent company, Aon, has merged with Hewitt Associates, strengthening Aon's core strategy: To be the "preeminent professional services firm" in the world focused on risk and people.

The reason this news is exciting is that we will now be able to deliver a broader, more comprehensive set of solutions to our clients, while still maintaining the independent, financial-services focused service and advice our clients have enjoyed for over 40 years.

Over the last few years, McLagan has increasingly differentiated ourselves from the competition by offering seamless information across both performance and reward. Marrying these existing abilities together with the Aon / Hewit assets will allow us to deliver enhanced coverage on employee benefits, retirement, human capital consulting and emerging market expertise.

In the midst of strategizing about how to lever these new abilities to better serve our clients, we are mindful of a sobering message: Our clients value relationships, continuity, and the independent thinking they have come to rely upon from a small firm. McLagan will continue to be this firm, with access to the broad, powerful assets at Aon / Hewitt's disposal. We plan to make this a winning combination, and deliver unparalleled value to all of you.

Please don't hesitate to call your relationship managers if you have any questions.