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MySuper heatmap reveals sub-par products

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022
... Superannuation Default Lifecyle, Guild Retirement Fund MySuper, Bendigo MySuper, Russell Investments Master Trust GoalTracker, Mercer Super Trust Virgin Money MySuper, Mercer Super Trust Santos MySuper. APRA said there are 350,000 fewer members in MySuper ...

Mercer recruits from Hostplus

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022
Mercer appointed its new chief risk and compliance officer in the Pacific region, Norlena Brouwer, who joins from Hostplus' executive team. She will commence the role in February next year and be responsible for delivering the firm's strategic priorities ...

Super fund with highest customer satisfaction named

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022
... customer satisfaction ratings. Retail funds which increased customer satisfaction included IOOF (+12.2%), Suncorp (+7.1%), and Mercer (+0.2%). Roy Morgan chief executive Michele Levine said despite the fall in customer satisfaction, it remains well above ...

The future of defined contribution asset allocation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022
... Szapiro, Utrecht University PhD candidate Jorik van Zanden, Shula Public Relations and Policy founder Darren Phillip, and, Mercer Canada wealth leader Neil Lloyd. In the discussion wrap-up, JM3 Projects principal John Mitchem said target date funds' ...

Australian retirement system given B+

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2022
Australia's retirement system has been awarded a B+ by Mercer and the CFA Institute in their 2022 Global Pension Index, ranking sixth overall for the second consecutive year. The index covers 44 retirement systems around the world, measuring them on ...

Inconsistencies across RIC strategies: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2022
Mercer analysis of publicly available retirement income strategy summaries shows a great disparity between super funds' approaches. Under the requirements of the Retirement Income Covenant, trustees set out how they'll help members with their retirement ...

Four MySuper products fail for second time: APRA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2022
... turbulent global markets." "We continue to work in our members' best financial interests and by being part of a much larger Mercer fund BT members will have the potential to benefit from stronger performance, lower fees with most members to see a ...

Mercer Super, Lutheran Super to merge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2022
After months of delay, Lutheran Super has announced it will merge with Mercer Super. Lutheran Super members were informed of the decision yesterday at the fund's annual members meeting. It's a logical move for the funds; in addition to being ...

Lutheran Super merger imminent

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2022
... all its main functions. The fund's members have also enjoyed decent performance over the years, thanks to its use of Mercer Funds since 2017. Rainmaker Information data shows that, in the 12 months to June 30, Lutheran Super's default MySuper ...

Review of YFYS receives mixed response

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
... interest duty. "The Labor government has no plan and no policy to improve member outcomes," Bragg settled. Nevertheless, Mercer senior partner and actuary David Knox told Financial Standard that the firm supported the 12-month delay in the performance ...