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SG increase the key to global pension top spot

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
... which secured first place with its action on SG increases and raising the retirement age. According to the 2011 Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index, Netherlands has the best pension system in the world, with Australia coming in second and Switzerland ...

Sunsuper appoints new consultant as model shifts

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2011
... appointed Ibbotson Associates Australia to consult on medium term portfolio tilts, adding to its recent reappointment of Mercer, as its relationship with consultants continues to evolve. The $18 billion super fund is also close to bringing in two new ...

Deloitte boosts super practice

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2011
... appointed a new superannuation industry consultant to its Sydney team. Russell Mason joins Deloitte's Sydney team from Mercer's defined contribution practice, where he was the Asia-Pacific head and leading the focus on industry funds in Australia. Deloitte's ...

Challenger creates new investment head

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011
... director for the Macquarie Private Wealth research team, Stewart has also held key roles as an investment consultant with Mercer where he advised institutional investors and a member of Mercer's global responsible investment consulting team. Additionally ...

Sunsuper renews Mercer mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
Mercer has secured its 17th mandate this year with $17 billion industry super fund, Sunsuper, renewing its investment consulting contract for a further three years at the same time expanding its investment team. Under the new contract, Mercer will provide ...

AQR earns $150m of mandates for hedge fund strategy

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... mandates for its hedge fund strategy in Australia and New Zealand over the last three months, including $52 million from Mercer. The AQR Wholesale DELTA Fund, launched in Australia in 2009, is designed to deliver risk controlled exposure to a range of ...

Mercer adds to global infrastructure team

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
Mercer has expanded its alternatives investment capability with an addition to its infrastructure team. Toby Buscombe will join Mercer's global infrastructure investment team later this year after more than a decade with Access Capital Advisers, most ...

Mercer plans for post FOFA advice dominance

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
Mercer, a global industry all-rounder in research, consulting and investment funds, has its sights firmly set on the Australian financial advice industry, with plans to become a dominant player within the next decade. In its target of the retail market ...

Mercer super members seek help in volatility

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
Mercer Super Trust members and those of stand-alone funds serviced by Mercer, have inundated the group's helpline for advice on market volatility. Recent data from Mercer found people are engaging with their super funds far more readily these days as ...

Mercer awards three new mandates worth nearly $1 billion

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2011
Investment management and consulting group Mercer has allocated three new mandates worth a total of $810 million. Specialist Australian equity manager Intrinsic Investment Management has been awarded $600 million, or about 15% of the $4 billion, Mercer ...