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Mercer fined $12m over advice failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023
Mercer Financial Advice will pay $12 million after the Federal Court found it failed to meet some disclosure obligations and charged almost $5 million in fees to clients when it was not entitled to do so. Mercer admitted that, between July 2016 and ...

Westpac reports $7.2bn profit

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023
... units. This year, it divested BT's personal and corporate superannuation funds and Advance Asset Management to Mercer Australia. Assets for "packaged funds" decreased by $38.9 billion compared to 2022, primarily driven by $38.5 billion related to ...

Mercer names new head of equities

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2023
Mercer has confirmed the appointment of Shannon Reilly as head of equities in the firm's investment management team. Reilly has been elevated from his role as senior portfolio manager, where he looked after Mercer's domestic and global equity ...

E-commerce giant retreats from super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023
... members. Kogan initially flagged its intention to enter the superannuation sector in late 2018, saying it had partnered with Mercer to develop a new "no frills, ultra-low fee" superannuation fund. The product launched just shy of a year later in August ...

Campbell Lutyens opens local office

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2023
... UniSuper for seven years. He also spent two years at Frontier Advisors as head of infrastructure and a further five years at Mercer as an actuarial analyst and investment consultant. Siapikoudis has also held board positions at regional Australian airports ...

Lack of income stream drags local retirement system: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... study of nearly 50 nations, with the lack of a compulsory retirement income stream being what holds it back. The latest Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index sees Australia placed fifth, coming in behind Netherlands, Iceland, Israel and Denmark ...

Pengana launches first global private credit fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023
... out the foundations of a portfolio that we can bring to market," he said. In July, Pengana announced the appointment of Mercer as investment advisor for its private credit suite. Since then, the fund manager said it has been working closely with Mercer ...

Praemium secures Mercer mandate

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2023
Praemium has entered into a new administration services agreement with Mercer, providing its Virtual Managed Account (VMA) solution and administration services (VMAAS) to the investment giant. As part of the agreement, Mercer will receive end-to-end ...

Qantas Super confirms merger plans

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2023
... month, citing higher operating costs and increased complexity due to regulatory changes. It had just 125 members. In May, Mercer confirmed it would take on the Holden Employees Superannuation Fund (HESF) after the latter flagged cost pressures associated ...

Ageing population measures needs rethink: Mercer

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023
New research from Mercer Australia urges policymakers to rethink how they traditionally measure Australia's future ageing population, which must consider dynamic changes in the workforce and improved life expectancies. Mercer Australia senior partner ...