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School staff take up super advice: NGS Super

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
... that not everyone's indifferent about their retirement savings. In May last year, NGS Super called on consultancy firm Mercer to help it come up with a range of financial advice-related services to members. Since they struck the deal, the super fund ...

Van Eyk loses two, names GM

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2010
... continue at researcher van Eyk with head of distribution Brian Long and business development manager Luke Fitzgerald moving to Mercer while a former Macquarie exec joins the fold. Mercer hired Long and Fitzgerald to provide advisory and research services ...

Local unis smash US funds returns

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
... counterparts - a trend that looks set to continue as local institutions up the ante on alternative assets. According to a Mercer report that surveyed 27 institutions from Australia and the Asia Pacific, local university funds posted losses of 6.4 per ...

Mercer wins RBF mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
Tasmania's Retirement Benefit Fund has confirmed Mercer as its outsourcing partner for administration, member contact and communication. RBF chief executive Philip Mussared said Mercer will have operational responsibility for administration, member ...

Mercer wins Investec mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
Mercer has been appointed by Investec Specialist Private Bank to support its high net worth client investment service. Investec will draw on Mercer's forward-looking global research on managers to identify best in class investment products. In particular ...

Investec wins $150m AMP Cap mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2010
... invested through AMP Capital's Future Directions multi-manager product to Investec's 4Factor Emerging Markets strategy. Mercer Investment Consulting assisted AMP Capital in the process. Investec has developed a standalone 4Factor Emerging Markets equity ...

Dimensional wins $45m Aussie eq mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2010
... Australian value stocks. The $45 million will be invested in the firm's Australian Value Trust, which ranks at the top of the Mercer Australian Shares Survey over a 10-year period. Since inception in July 1999, the strategy has delivered after-tax, pre-liquidation ...

City Super appoints Gibson as CEO

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2010
... and compliance manager at City Super for four years. Gibson has a long career in super, having previously held roles with Mercer, Suncorp and as chief executive of ESI Super. During her six years with ESI Super, Karen guided the fund through several ...

Mercer appoints investment consulting head

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2010
Mercer has named Graeme Mather as market business leader for its Investment Consulting arm in Australia and New Zealand. Mather will succeed Simon Eagleton who is relocating to Mercer's Singapore office soon after being promoted to the role of Asia ...

Mercer appoints CIO in UK

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2010
Mercer has appointed investment veteran Bill Muysken to the new role of chief investment officer for alternative alpha strategies, based in the UK. Muysken rejoins Mercer after spending the last three years in the hedge fund industry. He spent the early ...