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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' ...

Westpac updates on strategic priorities

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022
... businesses in the past year, including its life insurance business to TAL, and also offloaded its superannuation division to Mercer. In relation to the long-awaited sale of BT Panorama, Westpac said it is reviewing its options. The bank is also focused ...

Small wins for some pensioners

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... singles, it will jump from $61,284 to $90,000, and for couples from $98,054 to $144,000. Speaking to Financial Standard, Mercer senior partner and global pension expert David Knox said the government is merely responding to cost-of-living pressures and ...

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 ...

VFMC names head of equities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2022
... welcoming his ideas and insight into the team," Clarke said. Prior to joining HESTA, Birkett was a senior portfolio manager at Mercer for seven years and also spent more than a decade at QIC as both an analyst and a portfolio manager. He is just the ...

Four investment specialists join Resolution Life

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2022
... specialists and an analyst to its investment team. Katrina Tran has been recruited as a senior investment manager. She joins from Mercer, where she spent three years most recently as an investment consultant. The second new recruit, Matthew Coleman has ...