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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 ...

Aussie super maintains good grades

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
... remains world-class but maintaining its global top-three status is proving ever more difficult. The 2017 Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index, released today, shows that for the second consecutive year the strength of Australia's pension system has ...

Mercer wins university investment mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
... entertainment and thermal coal, and will target companies with innovative solutions to sustainable development. Mercer global business leader, responsible investment Helga Birgden said Swinburne's responsible investment strategy is a structured and robust ...

VFMC appoints new CIO, COO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
... Management Corporation named its new chief investment officer, recruiting a global executive from Mercer. Current Mercer global chief investment officer (Mainstream Assets) and chief investment officer (Pacific) Russell Clarke will replace Justin Pascoe ...

Access to super for housing is still bad policy

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
... jeopardises the success of the superannuation system, which is ranked as the third best in the world by the Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index," SMSF Association managing director and chief executive Andrea Slattery added. Anthony hopes the housing ...

Pension systems and ageing populations at crossroads

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
... policies do not adapt to ageing populations and declining birth rates. Knox fired the warning as the 2016 Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index was launched this morning. Research prepared for the index has found life expectancies at birth have increased ...

Mercer funds added to two platforms

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
... Tax Exempt Investors, Mercer Australian Shares, Mercer Australian Shares Plus, Mercer Australian Small Companies, Mercer Global Listed Infrastructure, Mercer Global Small Companies and Mercer International Shares.

PROFILE: Mercer senior partner David Knox

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
... acknowledged for his contribution to retirement outcomes and innovative work through projects such as the Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index and products such as Mercer Lifetime Plus. Although Knox is reluctant to point to one project or product that ...

Mercer rates Aussie super B+

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015
... in the world but it doesn't necessarily guarantee it being the most sustainable. Rankings for the 2015 Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index (MMGPI) were released last night and Australia has slipped from second to third overall as a result of the nation ...