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IOOF/Perennial tops survey

A 1.9% gain in March earned the IOOF/Perennial Balanced Fund the status of best performer in Mercer Investment Consulting's monthly survey of pooled funds, which look set to reward superannuation investors with double-digit returns for the 12 months ...

Growth funds post negative returns in November: Mercer

... growth fund delivered a return of -0.7 per cent in November, according to the latest survey of pooled funds by Mercer Investment Consulting. The negative return followed a 2.02% fall in the S&P/ASX 300 during the month and what Mercer described as "the ...

BP Super searches for premium consultant

... group Counterpoint has been recruited to assist the BP Superannuation Fund select a new implemented consultant. Mercer Investment Consulting, which currently provides asset consulting and manager selection services to the $300 million-plus fund, is believed ...

Qantas super changes consultant

Qantas Superannuation Plan (QSP) has appointed Watson Wyatt as its new consultant, replacing Mercer Investment Consulting. The position was put to tender in September. QSP chief executive Jeremy Edmonds confirmed the appointment to the Financial Standard ...

Growth funds just outperform balanced funds in August: Mercer

... funds, despite the strong recovery in global equity markets, according to the latest survey of pooled funds by Mercer Investment Consulting. The median growth fund returned 1.7% last month and 4.4% in the three months to August, according to Mercer. ...

Mercer Trusts announces new CIO

Russell Clarke has been appointed the new Chief Investment Officer of Mercer Trusts, Mercer Investment Consulting has announced. Mercer said Mr Clarke has a unique mix of broad investment experience and familiarity with Mercer and its clients, including ...

Shares, dollar help pooled fund returns in July: Mercer

The median return from the Mercer survey of pooled funds was 2.2% in July, Mercer Investment Consulting announced today. The return over the past year was 3.2%, the consultant said. The result was helped by the Australian equity market, which returned ...

CARE Super continues purple patch with 4% returns on balanced option

... credited to those members invested in the balanced option. This year's result exceeds the performance of the Mercer Investment Consulting 'Pooled Fund Survey' Median Manager by a massive 5.7%. Over the two years, CARE Super's balanced option has outperformed ...

Three-year returns from pooled funds the worst since 1975: Mercer

The median balanced fund delivered a second consecutive year of negative returns, Mercer Investment Consulting confirmed today. Mercer also said the average annual median return was -0.6% over the three years to June 2003, the worst three-year stretch ...

Investors need to take greater control: Mercer

... Varied returns in 2002/03 highlight the importance of member investment choice, according to a report released by Mercer Investment Consulting. In a preview of its managed fund data, Mercer said the average return on growth funds - those with more than ...