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Mercer launches climate-transition tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
... set portfolio-investment baselines, and establish targets and implementation plans when constructing portfolios. Mercer global business leader for responsible investment Helga Birgden said many investors are not yet equipped to invest in a decarbonising ...

ERS doesn't justify higher SG: Grattan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
... the 70% post-tax replacement benchmark used by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development and the Mercer Global Pension Index to determine how much is needed in retirement." Grattan said workers on median incomes who withdraw the full ...

Pension pots around the world during COVID-19

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... COVID-19 affects markets. In Chile -- which has the tenth best pension system in the world, according to Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index -- the central bank has allowed four of its five public pension funds to increase their investments in riskier ...

Australia climbs up Mercer global pension index

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
... for improvement, according to Mercer's latest rankings of global pension systems. According to the 2019 Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index, Australians enjoy the third best retirement system in the world, up a single place from 2018. The report - ...

NZ$5 trillion investor group supports Christchurch Call

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
... management, AMP Capital International, Australian Ethical, HESTA, Church of England Pensions Board, Media Super, Mercer Global and VicSuper have since joined the cause - amongst many more.

Climate change an imminent threat to returns

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2019
... modelling shows that greater inclusion of sustainable assets into portfolios can enhance returns," according to Mercer global business leader for responsible investment Helga Birgden. The evidence is compelling and reinforces the findings made in Mercer's ...

Australian retirement system weakens

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
... adequate and economically sustainable is diminishing. Australia has slipped down the ranks of the annual Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index to fourth place. With a score of 72.6, Australia has been bumped from third place by Finland (74.5) and just ...

Retirement spending declines faster than believed: Research

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2018
... of final earnings, which is used by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index, does not reflect the experience of individual retirees as they age, though it is useful for comparable system-wide ...

Mercer expands responsible investment team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
... focus on integrating environmental, social and corporate governance risks and opportunities into client portfolios. Mercer global business leader in responsible investment Helga Birgden welcomed the appointments, citing climate change as an ESG risk ...

Financial Standard's top stories of 2017

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
... GROW Super topped Financial Standard's most read list for the year? 2. VFMC appoints new CIO, COO (31 March) Then Mercer global chief investment officer (Mainstream Assets) and chief investment officer (Pacific) Russell Clarke replaced Justin Pascoe ...
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