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Mercer Super reorganises leadership, chief executive changes roles

ANDREW MCKEAN | WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024

... report to Marsh McLennan Pacific chief commercial officer Marcus Pearson and remain based in Melbourne. Mercer Superannuation chair Jim Minto thanked Barber for his leadership of Mercer Super through a "period of tremendous growth and transformation." ...

Mercer Super cops landmark $11.3m greenwashing penalty

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024

Mercer Superannuation Australia has been slapped with a whopping $11.3 million penalty by the Federal Court on the back of an ASIC-led greenwashing investigation. Mercer was found to make misleading statements on its website about seven Sustainable ...

AustralianSuper bears brunt of complaints: AFCA

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2024

... stage and 66 instances were resolved via an agreement. ART had 267 complaints and a 38.4% resolution rate. Mercer Superannuation received 248 complaints, while Aware Super and Hostplus had 221 and 181 respectively. Overall, the super sector registered ...

Mercer appoints three new directors

ANDREW MCKEAN | MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023

... Advance Asset Management boards. Meanwhile, Infrastructure Victoria chair Jim Miller was appointed to the Mercer Superannuation (Australia) board. Venketasan has over 25 years' experience in financial services. Most recently, she was the co-founder of ...

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 ...

Mercer superannuation executive resigns

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2021

A long-serving Mercer superannuation executive has left the firm to focus on board directorships. Jo-Anne Bloch was most recently a senior partner and head of superannuation services at Mercer, a role she held for less than a year. In her early years ...

Governance Institute of Australia names chair

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2021

... Insurance Group and leading ESG research firm Regnan for a year. Vamos is currently a non-executive director of Mercer Superannuation Australia. Vamos said she is looking forward to working with the institute's board, chief executive Megan Motto ...

Defined benefit fund in SFT

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021

... Super Trust. The new plan will keep the FMIC name. Equity Trustees will cease as trustee as new trustee Mercer Superannuation takes over. Members were notified by Equity Trustees in March and will be automatically transferred to the new plan on 29 April ...

Mercer adds investment, superannuation experts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021

... deep expertise in audit, risk, investment and remuneration." Meanwhile, Jim Minto will join the board of Mercer Superannuation. Minto is currently the chair of Swiss Re and Partners Life, and sits on the boards of the National Disability Insurance Agency ...

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First Sentier expands mandate with Northern Trust

MATTHEW WAI | 11:13AM

Northern Trust will offer a range of front-to-back solutions as third-party administrator for First Sentier Investors under an extended agreement.

Venture capital exits expected to grow in 2025: Preqin

ELIZA BAVIN | 11:10AM

The venture capital market is expected to see even more exits in 2025 after the sector was impacted by higher interest rates throughout 2024.

FAAA slams 'underlying issues' in CSLR

ELIZA BAVIN | 11:08AM

The FAAA has made a submission to the Senate Economics Committee calling out underlying issues brought to the fore by the establishment of the CSLR.

NRL legend joins private wealth firm

ANDREW MCKEAN | 12:02PM

Ex-National Rugby League (NRL) player Cooper Cronk has joined Viola Private Wealth as an ambassador.

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