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Lifecycle not the answer: Rice Warner

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
... he said. While some of the problems with Lifecycle funds are real, the benefits are also not understood, Graeme Mather, Mercer's defined contribution consulting leader recently told Financial Standard. Earlier this month Mercer executives spoke to members ...

Flip flop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
... latest report headed, "Survey of fiduciaries identifies the most serious market concerns of non-profit organizations," Mercer Hammond found that "the continued political and fiscal gridlock in the US as the number one concern in the global markets, outranking ...

Asset consultants influence to grow amid industry change

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... (ASIC) review of the sector back in August. The industry highlighted a potential conflict of interest arising from Russell, Mercer and Jana running funds alongside their asset consultancy business and regularly recommending their own products to super ...

Don't ignore Lifecycle Funds: Mercer

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
... are not understood in the superannuation sector, and they should be considered as a default option under MySuper, said Mercer. Many people can't even tell you what a Lifecycle Fund is, Graeme Mather, Mercer's defined contribution consulting leader told ...

Mercer partners with superMate in SMSF market

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
Mercer has formed an alliance with Supercorp's cloud platform superMate to offer its clients a more efficient service to order actuarial certificates. The self managed super fund (SMSF) administration provider 'superMate' is designed to allow accountants ...

Asset consultants still in demand

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
... Consolidation within the superannuation industry hasn't diminished the demand for asset consultancy services, according to Mercer. Evolutions in the superannuation sector have meant that Mercer has diversified, and improved its capabilities, but it is ...

Super fund launches mobile site

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
... accessibility and convenience by engaging with businesses online," she said. "In fact, the most recent Super Sentiment Index from Mercer found that nearly half of smart phone owners said they would use their mobile to access information about their super." ...

Australia ranks third in Global Pensions

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
The 2012 Mercer Global Pension Index has shown that Australia has come in third place out of 18 countries, beating the likes of Switzerland, Canada and the UK. The index which covers over half of the world's population has found that Australia's retirement ...

Platforms at 10 year low

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
... billion to $104.3 billion. Commonwealth/Colonial and BT recorded small increases in their funds under management, AMP and Mercer reported relatively little change, while the remainder experienced decreases. Meantime, wraps $143.3 billion of FUM (33.9% ...

Mercer highly recommended by Lonsec

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
Mercer's multi-manager funds have been rated "highly recommended" by Lonsec. Mercer said they are the only multi-manager fund group to be consistently rated this highly and that this rating is only granted when Lonsec believe the fund or product can ...