Mercer expands its footprint


Six Mercer multi-manager funds have been added to Macquarie Wrap and HUB24's superannuation and pension platforms.
The global investment company, Mercer, said more platforms were embracing innovation and financial advisers and their clients could now access Mercer's suite of innovative diversified funds.
Retail investors could now access Mercer's conservative growth, defensive, select growth, high growth, moderate growth and income plus funds.
The company's Pacific market leader of investments, Simon Eagleton, said Mercer's institutional insights and experiences would now be available to the retail market.
The funds would be added to Macquarie's Investment Super Manager/Consolidator and Macqurie's Manager/Consolidator, as well as HUB24's Super and Invest platforms.
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