This Month
Better returns and lower volatility drive growth in private markets
Strong performance and an opportunity to align investment with social wellbeing has led to increased popularity of the alternatives market.
- Joanne Tran
How super funds are tapping the private credit boom
The $4 trillion sector is moving past classic unlisted assets to look at private debt, more creative private equity, social infrastructure and energy transition assets.
- Hannah Wootton
June
Pengana, La Trobe bet on investors wanting access to US private credit
The two local financial institutions are separately partnering with Morgan Stanley and Mercer as traditional sources of debt become “completely irrelevant”.
- Lucas Baird and James Eyers
May
APRA tightens Mercer’s super licence over risks, compliance failures
The watchdog has forced Mercer Super to bring in external compliance experts after finding several breaches of its legal duties.
- Hannah Wootton
Why everyone kept their job in this merger
When Mercer and BT merged their superannuation funds, 99.6 per cent of staff remained with the business.
- Ayesha de Kretser
November 2023
‘Financial heartbreak’: Customer complaints about super jump 32pc
Former truck driver Christian Jensen had to apply for two hardship variations on his mortgage due to delays from his super fund.
- Hannah Wootton and Lucy Dean
April 2022
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How to invest sustainably – and finish in the green
Impact investing is becoming more mainstream as superannuation funds and institutional investors seek opportunities to make a positive impact on a social or environmental problem, says Jillian Reid of global consultancy and fund manager Mercer.
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