ASIC to let funds give limited advice…temporarily

A spokesperson for one super fund expressed concern that funds should not be advising members about switching options without taking their whole financial situation into account. Vamos and Reynolds, however, said that they hoped this latest ASIC measure would lead to longer-term reform enabling funds to give simple advice. The Financial Services Working Group currently has submissions on this issue before Treasury.

 

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Mercer Super expands into frontier market debt, builds out PE program

The $80 billion Mercer Super has delivered a fourth consecutive year of double-digit returns to most members of its SmartPath lifecycle product. Global equities did a lot of heavy lifting, but chief investment officer Graeme Miller tells Investment Magazine that the fund is now looking further afield for returns.

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