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Morgan Stanley launches Aus Eq fund

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2008
... fund that seeks to outperform the Benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index (ex A-REITs) over the medium to long term. The latest Mercer survey of Australian long only equity funds performance in the 12 months to October 31 showed Morgan Stanley's Australian Equity ...

Grant Samuel Epoch tops global shares survey

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008
... last month is a good indicator of who fared better or worse in the face of the ongoing global financial crisis. A Mercer Survey of how managers performed during the period revealed that out of nearly 20 value-biased fund managers, only Grant Samuel Epoch ...

Pension funds look in-house for governance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2008
... under pension funds in the UK and mainland Europe will face tighter governance monitoring this year, according to a Mercer survey. The Asset Allocation Survey and Market Profiles study examined 849 European and UK pension funds representing $642 billion ...

Members staying put: Mercer

A new Mercer survey shows almost half of all members surveyed want to stay put in their current fund despite super choice. Mercer's September Super Switch Index showed that member loyalty remains very strong with 47 per cent of members 'unlikely to ...

Mercer's survey reveals employees slow to act on choice

Mercer's 2005 Benefits Outside the Square survey has revealed only 10 per cent of employees will most likely switch funds over the next two years however 73 per cent are unlikely or very unlikely to change funds. The survey included interviews with ...

Active managers bounce back in July; Mercer, InTech

The performance of actively managed Australian share funds turned higher in July, producing a greater outperformance in the month than the entire 2003/2004 financial year, according to InTech and Mercer surveys. "The median Australian shares manager ...

Small caps rank highest in July; Mercer

... Citigroup Global Equities and Perennial International Shares Composite fund, both at negative 2.9%. According to the Mercer survey, the median monthly return on international equity funds in July was negative 4%

Growth funds post negative returns in November: Mercer

... Australian dollar terms) fell 0.4%. The Zurich High Growth fund was the best performer in November, according to the Mercer survey, with a flat return. But the same fund ranks only seventh over three and 12 months, suggesting it continues to maintain ...

Surveys show growth funds up again in October

... claims there has been little material change in the volatility of growth fund performance. The median manager in the Mercer survey of pooled growth funds delivered a return of 2.0 per cent last month, bringing the return over the past 12 months to 5.9%. ...

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 ...