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Mercer identifies investment opportunities for 2023

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2022
Mercer Australia has constructed a series of themes that it believes can help shape investor decision making, giving them the best chance of long-term success. Although the world is in a state of flux on various fronts, including an economic slowdown ...

Six local funds in world's top 100: Study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022
... China Investment Corporation (US$1.22tn). Also featured in the top 20 is the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, GIC Private, Mercer, CDPQ, and CalSTRs. "These big asset owners control the world's most influential capital and hold great responsibility and ...

Mercer recruits from Hostplus

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022
Mercer appointed its new chief risk and compliance officer in the Pacific region, Norlena Brouwer, who joins from Hostplus' executive team. She will commence the role in February next year and be responsible for delivering the firm's strategic priorities ...

State Super welcomes former Deloitte partner to board

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022
... setting strategic directions and developing new products and services for members. Before that Mason held senior roles at Mercer for 24 years and was a director of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). After 30 years of involvement ...

Super fund with highest customer satisfaction named

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022
... customer satisfaction ratings. Retail funds which increased customer satisfaction included IOOF (+12.2%), Suncorp (+7.1%), and Mercer (+0.2%). Roy Morgan chief executive Michele Levine said despite the fall in customer satisfaction, it remains well above ...

Super heads support capping retirement balances

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022
... on bloated retirement savings accounts should be trimmed. The panel on the strategic directions for super consisted of Mercer Australia chief executive David Bryant, AustralianSuper chief executive Paul Schroder, Aware Super chief executive Deanne Stewart ...

Government eyes crackdown on super tax concessions

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2022
... Jones explained the concessional taxation of funds like these has a real cost to the Budget and needs to be considered. "Mercer estimates that the tax concessions on a single $10 million SMSF could support 3.1 full Age Pensions," he said. He commented ...

The future of defined contribution asset allocation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022
... Szapiro, Utrecht University PhD candidate Jorik van Zanden, Shula Public Relations and Policy founder Darren Phillip, and, Mercer Canada wealth leader Neil Lloyd. In the discussion wrap-up, JM3 Projects principal John Mitchem said target date funds' ...

Westpac updates on strategic priorities

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022
... businesses in the past year, including its life insurance business to TAL, and also offloaded its superannuation division to Mercer. In relation to the long-awaited sale of BT Panorama, Westpac said it is reviewing its options. The bank is also focused ...

Small wins for some pensioners

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... singles, it will jump from $61,284 to $90,000, and for couples from $98,054 to $144,000. Speaking to Financial Standard, Mercer senior partner and global pension expert David Knox said the government is merely responding to cost-of-living pressures and ...