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New role for Mercer chief

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
Outgoing Mercer Australia chief executive Ben Walsh is set to join the executive leadership of one of the nation's largest life insurers. AIA Australia have appointed Walsh as chief life insurance officer, a newly created role that will see the long-time ...

Mercer chief executive to step down

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
Mercer Australia chief executive Ben Walsh is set to leave the global consulting firm within months, with an internal candidate picked to succeed him in the interim. In a statement, Mercer revealed Walsh would end his four year tenure as head of the ...

Aussie share funds boast stellar 2019

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2020
Managed funds focusing on the Aussie share market have boasted a stellar 2019, with more than 10 funds returning more than 30% for the year before fees. The new research comes out of global consulting firm Mercer, who released its latest Australian ...

Super expert re-joins Mercer

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2019
... continue to grow our investment and actuarial consulting teams to meet the growing demand for strategic advice." Mercer Australia chief executive Ben Walsh emphasised the important contribution Jenkins would make with his three decades of industry experience. ...

Kogan Super launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2019
Kogan's low-cost, online-led superannuation fund backed by Mercer Australia has launched today. The two firms flagged their partnership to launch Kogan Super late last year, promising a "new no frills, ultra-low fee" offering that will disrupt the ...

Mercer names administration services lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
Mercer Australia appointed a new leader for its administration business, who will take the post in July. Craig Rice will join Mercer Administration Services, based in Wollongong. He takes over from Jo-Anne Bloch, who led the business for two years. ...

Superannuation gender gap hits women early

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2019
... female employee's career and ultimately has a long-term impact on their retirement balance. The study used Mercer Australia data in the decade to 2012 and tracked the working lives of 24-26 year olds (early career), 34-36 year olds (mid-career) and ...

Superannuation Guarantee continues to fail employees: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
... represents a $4 billion hole in annual super savings and a potential $145 billion deficit across their working life. Mercer Australia industry fund and public sector leader Jo-Anne Bloch said the report highlighted major problems with the compulsory ...

Former Liberal Party leader joins Islamic super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2018
... better world through investments that benefit society, and supports the well-being of our future generations," Mercer Australia chief executive Ben Walsh said. The fund currently commands about 1% of the market share of Australia's working Muslims, a ...

Mercer creates portfolio management lead role

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2018
... the formulation of dynamic asset allocation (DAA) views for the Pacific region. Stuart served as chair of the Mercer Australia DAA committee and was chair of the global DAA committee, among other roles. "Dave is highly regarded by clients and colleagues ...