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Mercer trumpets "lifetime super concessional cap"

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
Mercer has proposed that lifetime concessional caps on superannuation contributions would be a fairer system than the current annual concessional cap of $25,000. This policy would particularly help those approaching retirement who have not benefited ...

Mercer gives taster of MySuper product

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
Mercer has developed a "whole-of-life" lifecycle default fund which it will use as its MySuper product. The fund, named 'SmartPath', is already being advertised on Mercer's website, and will be available on 1 January 2014. Mercer partner Graeme Mathers ...

Westpac and BTFG group get MySuper approval

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
... retail groups being authorised is beginning to raise questions whether other major retail groups such as AMP, OnePath, MLC, Mercer and Russell will be ready in time to continue operating in the default superannuation market after the 1 January 2014 deadline. ...

Super fund average 14.6% for 2012-13

STAFF WRITERS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
... 18.4%. The top five Personal super funds (by balanced options) over the 12 months were IOOF Portfolio Service with 19.2%, Mercer with 18.8%, HOSTPLUS with 18.7%, REST with 18.4% and Perpetual Wealth Focus with 18.2%. The top five public offer Retirement ...

Mercer calls for a MyPension product

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013

Russell appoints Mercer COO to head insto business

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
Former Russell Investments assistant director of product and current Mercer COO for the Pacific region, Jodie Hampshire, has returned to the firm as its new head of institutional business in Australia. Hampshire joined Russell in 2000 and held a number ...

Mercer makes key changes to investment team

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
Mercer has made a series of strategic appointments to its investment team to tackle individual consumers in the retirement savings markets. Russell Clarke will assume the role of chief investment officer in the Pacific region after his predecessor Andrew ...

State Street exec jumps ship to Citi

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
... business," he said. Gurkhi has more than eight years' experience in transition management. Before State Street, he worked at Mercer Investment Consulting.

Super set for best year since 2007

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
... balanced options) over the 12 months were OneAnswer with 22.2%, HOSTPLUS with 21.4%, IOOF Portfolio Service with 20.1%, Mercer with 20.0 and Perpetual Wealth Focus with 19.7%. Master trusts made up four of the top 10 Workplace funds and seven of the ...

EQT appoints Mercer as asset consultant

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2013
Financial services company Equity Trustees Limited (EQT) has appointed Mercer as asset consultant for its retail and institutional businesses. Mercer will also assist EQT in meeting its regulatory and legislative obligations. "Mercer met our strict ...