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Mercer reveals confronting life expectancy research

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
... expect to live well beyond the average life expectancy highlights the challenge of achieving a comfortable retirement. Mercer's analysis into the mortality rates of public sector pensioners reveals that 50% of retiring white collar male workers are likely ...

2014 MAX Award Winners and Finalists

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014

FEATURE: Gear up for retirement

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... to investment porfolios, a variety of products hedge clients against a variety of risks. Coming to grips with retirement Mercer is one of the industry's most active organisations when it comes to tracking superannuation fund member's readiness for retirement. ...

JANA rejigs team after absorbing MLC IM

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
... client services team, following Government Employees Superannuation Board (GESB) decision to switch asset consultants from Mercer to JANA. Speaking about the challenges in the asset consultancy sector, Patrick said that they are "what you would expect ...

Retiree 4pct drawdown limits too high

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
... asset weightings for members as young as in their early fifties. This is because separate research from groups such as Mercer and Rainmaker have found that two-thirds of a retiree's lifetime investment income is earned after they have retired.

Super returns climb to 16.1pct, ahead of pre-GFC glory days

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
... Super with 19.5%. The top five personal super funds (by balanced options) over the 12 months were HOSTPLUS with 21.0%, Mercer with 20.9%, IOOF Portfolio Service with 19.8%, Perpetual Wealth Focus with 19.6% and legalsuper with 19.3%. The top five public ...

Fund returns dip to 15pct

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013
... and REST with 18.5%. The top five Personal super funds (by balanced options) over the 12 months were HOSTPLUS with 20.0%, Mercer and IOOF Portfolio Service both with 19.5%, and Perpetual Wealth Focus and REST Select both with 18.5%. The 2013 SelectingSuper ...

Mercer gets approval for MySuper product

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
The Mercer MySuper product has received authorisation from the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA) starting December 1, 2013. The product will include the Mercer SmartPath investment portfolio, with a number of investment options that ...

Super funds post 15.3 pct return for August

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2013
... options over the 12 months were HOSTPLUS with 20.0%, IOOF Portfolio Service with 19.9%, Perpetual Wealth Focus with 19.1%, Mercer with 21.4%, and both legalsuper and REST tying on 18.7% The top five public offer Retirement funds measured by their balanced ...

Super returns climb to 16.8 pct

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2013
... Personal super funds (by balanced options) over the 12 months were HOSTPLUS with 22.4%, IOOF Portfolio Service with 22.3%, Mercer with 21.4%, and REST and Perpetual Wealth Focus both with 20.7%. The top five public offer Retirement funds (by balanced ...