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ANZ Wealth research boss departs for Mercer

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2017
ANZ Wealth's head of investment product and research has left the company and moved to Mercer to further build out its post retirement business. William Burkitt held the head research role at ANZ Wealth for five years, prior to which he was executive ...

Mercer names new chief investment officer

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
Mercer strengthened its investment leadership with the appointment of a new chief investment officer for the Pacific. Long serving TCorp senior manager Kylie Willment will join Mercer from 25 October, overseeing the investment performance of Mercer's ...

Mercer funds added to two platforms

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
Five Mercer multi-manager funds have been added to the Macquarie Wrap and HUB24 superannuation and pension platforms, broadening Mercer's strategic relationship with the retail investor market. The funds include: Mercer Conservative Growth, Mercer Defensive ...

Mercer appoints new custodian

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2015
Mercer has appointed Northern Trust Company (NTC) as custodian for its $25 billion in investment and superannuation assets. NTC was selected "following an extensive and competitive tender process," according to Mercer's statement. "NTC was appointed ...

Mercer expands infrastructure team

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
Mercer has added to its infrastructure team with the appointment of Farhad Billimoria as investment leader for the Pacific arm of the investment business. Billimoria joins Mercer from the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), where ...

Mercer makes key changes to investment team

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
Mercer has made a series of strategic appointments to its investment team to tackle individual consumers in the retirement savings markets. Russell Clarke will assume the role of chief investment officer in the Pacific region after his predecessor Andrew ...

Business as usual at Mercer

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
In the wake of several high-profile redundancies across the global organisation, Mercer has said that it is business as usual for its Australian asset-consulting arm. It was revealed at the end of last year that Mercer was abandoning a three-year-old ...

Asset consultants still in demand

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
Consolidation within the superannuation industry hasn't diminished the demand for asset consultancy services, according to Mercer. Evolutions in the superannuation sector have meant that Mercer has diversified, and improved its capabilities, but it ...

Mercer highly recommended by Lonsec

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
Mercer's multi-manager funds have been rated "highly recommended" by Lonsec. Mercer said they are the only multi-manager fund group to be consistently rated this highly and that this rating is only granted when Lonsec believe the fund or product can ...

Local unis smash US funds returns

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
Local university endowment funds investments performed three times better than their US counterparts - a trend that looks set to continue as local institutions up the ante on alternative assets. According to a Mercer report that surveyed 27 institutions ...