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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 ...

EQT welcomes head of insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
Equity Trustees has hired a former Mercer principal as its new head of insurance. Princess Navarro, who was most recently Mercer's insurance, policy and governance leader, has linked with EQT after nearly two decades with the implemented consulting ...

Survey backs SG increases

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
... increase will leave workers poorer because it will reduce the amount they are entitled to through the pension, ISA said. Mercer commented that Grattan's assertions were founded on flawed assumptions, including that all Australians will work until ...

Mercer slams Grattan Institute

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019
The ongoing battle between Mercer and the Grattan Institute over superannuation rolls on, with the global financial services firm dedicating an entire report to pulling apart Grattan's "misleading" work. Releasing the report, authored by senior ...

SuperFriend boosts leadership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2019
... Keir Paterson steps into the role of general manager of superannuation and workplace solutions. Paterson has worked at Mercer in a variety of senior super roles for the last decade, most recently as senior client manager and industry lead for retail ...

Mercer unveils best-performing Aussie equity funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019
Mercer has named the top-performing Australian equities funds for the 2019 financial year. Mercer's latest Investment Survey found Martin Currie's Australia Real Income strategy delivered 18.8% in the year to June 2019. BlackRock Equitised Long ...

Tasplan recruits new chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
The $9 billion superannuation fund has named a former Mercer executive as its new chief investment officer. Tasplan is welcoming David Stuart to the lead investment role. He was most recently chief strategist for Mercer in the Pacific region, a role ...

Irish pension funds reduce equity exposure

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019
According to Mercer, Irish pension schemes are reducing their exposure to equities and diversifying into property, infrastructure and hedge funds instead. Mercer's 2019 European Asset Allocation survey also shows average equity allocations for Irish ...

J.P. Morgan loses custody contract

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
... submit proposals : the incumbent J.P. Morgan, NAB, Northern Trust, RBC, State Street, BNP Paribas and Citi. It appointed Mercer Sentinel to advise on the tender process. Funds SA chief executive officer Jo Townsend today said: "We were very pleased with ...

Industry funds surge ahead in satisfaction

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
... by CareSuper (67.6%), Cbus (67.6%), Catholic Super (67.3%), First State Super (66.8%), Macquarie (66.6%), HESTA (66.2%), Mercer (64.3%), AustralianSuper (63.9%), Hostplus (60.3%) and SunSuper (58.2%). "The overall assessment of satisfaction with financial ...