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Aware Super restructures investment team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
... investment director at ROC Capital and an associate director at Macquarie Bank. Previous roles include a consultant at Mercer and an analyst at Towers Perrin. Misev - who has worked at Aware Super for eight years - is responsible for the fund's property ...

Expect more greenwashing action: ASIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2023
The court case against Mercer Superannuation for allegations of greenwashing is "just one of the investigations on foot", ASIC chair Joe Longo said. "We will do what we need to do to make sure entities are not misleading the market" on greenwashing ...

Mercer embroiled in greenwashing allegations

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
Setting a precedent, the corporate watchdog has taken Mercer Superannuation Australia to court for alleged greenwashing conduct. Mercer marketed the Sustainable Plus options, available in the Mercer Super Trust (MST), as suitable for members who "are ...

Australian Retirement Trust, AvSuper sign merger MoU

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023
... out some 30 years ago. CSC also uses AIA Australia as group insurer, and AvSuper and CSC also share an administrator in Mercer. ART's administration function is carried out by its wholly-owned subsidiary Precision Administration Services.

Equity Trustees names super head

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023
... client delivery, transformation and change and risk, and most recently consulting to the sector." Godfrey has served as Mercer's chief operating officer of the Asia Pacific region. He has also been chief operating officer at AIA. "We are fortunate to ...

Mercer proposes superannuation tax overhaul

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2023
Mercer has called for a fairer superannuation tax system, particularly for lower-income earners and women in its pre-budget submission. Mercer's proposed changes aim to improve the fairness of the super tax system, which currently has an inherent bias ...

Bennelong picks new global chief executive

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2023
... half of 2023 from Fidante Partners where he held the role of global head. Prior to that, he worked in senior positions at Mercer, AllianceBernstein, Deutsche Bank, and more recently Challenger Investment Solutions. "We are delighted to welcome John as ...

FSC releases claims handling standard for super funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2023
... Clearview Wealth, Colonial First State Investments, Equity Trustees Superannuation, HUB24, Macquarie Investment Management, Mercer (Australia), Sandhurst Trustees and Vanguard Investments fall under this umbrella. As of January 1, the standard commenced ...

What you read in 2022

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2022
... future sustainability of the fund" as well as the best financial interests of members. 4. Westpac offloads BT super to Mercer In May, Westpac confirmed it signed a successor funds transfer with Mercer which saw all of its superannuation funds transferred ...

MySuper heatmap reveals sub-par products

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022
... Superannuation Default Lifecyle, Guild Retirement Fund MySuper, Bendigo MySuper, Russell Investments Master Trust GoalTracker, Mercer Super Trust Virgin Money MySuper, Mercer Super Trust Santos MySuper. APRA said there are 350,000 fewer members in MySuper ...