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GSA an affordable alternative to DLAs: APRA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
... Financial Standard understands a group of industry super funds are currently looking into this model under the advice of Mercer, though as yet no solution has been unveiled. Elsewhere in the submission, APRA said, while a focus on superannuation fees ...

Mercer expands infrastructure team

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
Mercer has added to its infrastructure team with the appointment of Farhad Billimoria as investment leader for the Pacific arm of the investment business. Billimoria joins Mercer from the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), where ...

Perpetual launches Global Share Fund on profit rise

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
... performance would have placed the fund in the first quartile for one, two and three years when compared to relevant peers in the Mercer Australian Institutional Universe Survey.

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 ...

Legg Mason wins $125m Mercer mandate

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
Global asset manager Legg Mason has been awarded a $125 milllion Australian small companies mandate by Mercer's multi-manager business, Mercer Investments. The company joins Mercer's stable of small company managers after a long period of analysis and ...

Super tax in firing line

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
... Cairns marking the closing day of the Financial Services Council (FSC)'s annual conference. Caton's comments echo those of Mercer senior partner David Knox, who spoke at one of the conference's concurrent sessions the day before. "One of the easiest ...

Mercer launches its own MDI

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2014
Mercer has launched a direct investment option, giving members direct access to shares, exchange traded funds, and term deposits. Dubbed 'Mercer Direct', the option is open to Mercer Super Trust members. Members must transfer super into a special account ...

Mercer appoints two independent directors

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
Mercer has appointed three new directors to its Australian entity boards, including two new independent non-executive directors. Melissa Babbage will join the Mercer Investments (Australia) Limited (MIAL) board, while Jan Swinhoe will join both the ...

Most super boards have no independent trustees

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
... still do not have any independent trustee directors, and most of those have no intention of appointing any, a report by Mercer has found. According to the Mercer Superannuation Governance Survey 2014, 19 of the 33 super surveyed had no independent directors ...

Liddell departs Russell Advisory Services

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2014
... gave no details about whether a replacement would be appointed. Liddell joined Russell in 2009, after working at QIC and Mercer. Liddell is currently working with the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) on a number of projects, including the upcoming ...