MERCER

Superannuation

Sunsuper has made two new executive appointments to lead the newly created advice and product functions aimed at targeting new members and establishing the brand more fir...

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People & Products

Mercer has appointed Alexis Cheang to the role of senior responsible investment consultant within the responsible investment team. ...

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Superannuation

Super funds look at Stronger Super and MySuper reforms either as a chance for compliance or innovation, Mercer said....

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Editorial

Looking across the investment landscape for clear winners and losers is not a simple task, with more grey than black and white coming into view. While performances are be...

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Financial planning

The launch of an advice business by van Eyk has been questioned by a planning group and cautiously received by another research house...

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Editorial

With post-retirement planning emerging as a major issue in 2014, Andrew Gale argues that there needs to be less focus on products and more focus on advice-based solutions...

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Superannuation

Mercer has developed a tool it claims will help super fund members determine if they're on track for a comfortable retirement. ...

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Financial planning

AXA Investment Managers has picked up a key mandate, announcing that Mercer's investment business in Australia has allocated $150 million to AXA IM's global investment gr...

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Editorial

Retail advisers have traditionally shied away from alternative investments, but an upswing in the market could see them become a hot ticket option in 2014, particularly f...

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Superannuation

Mercer research shows Australian super funds have 50 per cent of assets invested in equities, on par with the UK, USA and Canada. ...

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Funds management

Funds under management and advice (FUM/A) held in retail and wholesale managed funds shot up by 16.4 per cent to $953 billion in the 12 months to September....

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Superannuation

MySuper model should have covered post-retirement goals instead of lump sum accumulation only....

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Editorial

This month, PortfolioConstruction Forum asked the research houses: For what types of funds are performance fees warranted, and what is a reasonable performance fee struct...

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Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that the FPA’s referral arrangement with big industry fund Cbus represents yet another indicator that, having lost the war prosecuted by the industry f...

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Superannuation

NSW Government has placed Pillar Administration back on the sales block....

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