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FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... of superannuation in which it recommended, among other things, that MySuper be extended to the pension phase. Meanwhile, Mercer and Equip have developed innovative solutions to longevity risk and Challenger has seen a considerable uptake in its lifetime ...

Future Fund equities head to depart

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
... Corporation. She has also worked in the United Kingdom at Northern Trust Global Advisors, AXA Multimanager Limited and Mercer Investment Consulting. Replacing Lumsden on an acting basis from the beginning of 2015, will be the current Future Fund director ...

BTFG restructures investment business

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
... been appointed chief operating officer. He joins BT Financial Group having previously been global operating officer for Mercer's investment business in London. Lane will lead the delivery of all operational capability activities, strategic planning ...

FSI report favours longevity pooling

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
... account-based pensions and either deferred lifetime annuities or group self-annuitisation schemes of the type developed by Mercer. The report also recognised that there is currently a lack of longevity products in Australia, and recommended that the ...

Global shares tipped amid slow local growth

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
... returns expectations, or look outside the domestic market. According to David Stuart, head of dynamic asset allocation at Mercer, global equities look considerably more attractive than domestic, and will look even more so should the dollar continue to ...

NAS loses another super fund

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
... big win for BNP Paribas Securities Services since former managing director Peter Baker departed in October for a job with Mercer Sentinel. Baker's replacement Ian Perkins said: "We are delighted to have been appointed by TWUSUPER after an extensive due ...

Equip to manage AustSuper's defined benefit schemes

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
... or when to present separately," she said. The AustralianSuper and Equip defined benefit plans are both administered by Mercer, making the transition for members of the Australian Super plans relatively straightforward.

Asset consultants urged to get savvy on carbon risk

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
... that we are now at a stage where the risks of climate change can be meaningfully measured. However, with the exception of Mercer, Australian and global asset consultants have not taken advantage of this fact. "The financial industry reacts well to numbers," ...

VicSuper to offer Challenger annuities

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
... enough capital to withstand 1:200 year adverse events." Last week VicSuper announced it would also be offering members Mercer's new longevity solution, LifeTime Plus. A

Mercer unveils longevity insurance product

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
Mercer has unveiled its much-anticipated longevity insurance solution, which it has called a 'world-first' and a 'retirement game changer'. Dubbed 'Mercer Lifetime Plus', the product behaves like a lifetime annuity, creating a 'pool of lives' and paying ...