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Reforms see super fees in flux

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
... active. "We are lucky however, as Student Super is a choice fund, so our members have actively chosen to join," Maloney says. Mercer head of corporate super Darren Stevens agreed the reforms have put the sector under pressure, but Mercer's Super Trust ...

Frontier adds consultant from WTW

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2019
... role after eight years as a senior investment consultant at Willis Towers Watson. Prior to that posting, Newfield was with Mercer New Zealand for 12 years - where he led the retirement business and chaired the board of their trustee company. Frontier ...

Will financial advisers cease to exist?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2019
... estimates there are currently 1.05 million core investment professionals worldwide, with Australia home to about 21,000. Mercer, which the CFA Institute commissioned to conduct a market sizing survey, estimates this figure will grow to 1.2 million over ...

How key is gender in retirement outcomes?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2019
... with silence and then laughter at the recent Actuaries Institute Summit in Sydney. UNSW associate professor Anthony Asher, Mercer senior actuary David Knox and Rice Warner founder Michael Rice took to the stage towards the end of the conference to offer ...

Retiree savings won't last: World Economic Forum

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2019
... but older individuals are going to need a more diverse range of financial tools to help protect against longevity risk," Mercer wealth president Richard Nuzum said.

Former Link general manager joins Mercer

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2019
Mercer appointed a senior client manager responsible for overseeing industry and public sector fund clients from Link Group. Paul Giles joins Mercer's Sydney office as a partner on June 11. He will be helping trustees provide more value to members amid ...

Top performing ESG options revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2019
... UniSuper - Sustainable High Growth 9.74% AMP SignatureSuper - Responsible Investment Leaders International Shares 9.61% Mercer Super Trust Corporate Super Division - Mercer Socially Responsible Shares 7.53% Christian Super - Ethical High Growth 7.39% ...

Australians retire too wealthy: Grattan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
... Grattan Institute and Mercer's David Knox over ideal retirement incomes. Grattan Institute chief executive John Daley and Mercer senior partner David Knox debated the future of superannuation during the Actuaries Summit in Sydney on Monday. Daley ...

Mercer hires investment strategy lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2019
Mercer has appointed a former Suncorp executive to the newly created position of head of investment strategy. Gwion Moore joins the portfolio management senior leadership team, responsible for leading asset allocation decision making for the Mercer ...

Material weakness in super funds, insurers exposed

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2019
... conduct a self-assessment: AustralianSuper, Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation, Diversa Trustees, First State Super, Mercer Superannuation, Perpetual Superannuation, QSuper, Rest, Cbus and Hostplus. The life insurers included: AMP Life, Challenger ...