Mercer

ESG

Collaboration needed to up sustainability ante

Investors need to collaborate for systemic change, a discussion involving asset owners and sustainability experts has highlighted. Investors need to work with government, enshrine beliefs and educate beneficiaries on the importance of sustainability.

Sarah RundellAugust 26, 2020

Retirement

Rice: Is reforming tax on super the way forward?

Michael Rice says before the government makes a tax-grab it should look at the inequities in the superannuation system.

Elizabeth FryMay 25, 2020

Policy and Regulation

Hume denies tax hike on super

Assistant superannuation minister Jane Hume said the government had no plans to raise tax on super to help pay for its giant stimulus package. Retirement experts don't believe her.

Elizabeth FryMay 6, 2020

Policy and Regulation

Coronavirus tax hike to hit super members

Australia’s rich pool of retirement savings will likely be slugged with higher tax charges as Canberra struggles to repay the debt on its giant stimulus package.

Elizabeth FryApril 29, 2020

Retirement Conference 2020

Grattan’s approach to SG is misleading

The Grattan Institute’s research results - which suggest that most Australians can expect to receive a retirement income of at least 70 per cent of their pre-retirement earnings - are misleading and don’t represent the complete picture.

David KnoxApril 14, 2020

Policy and Regulation

Superannuation & Retirement in a crisis

A crisis will redirect the order of things, and this crisis will surely live up to expectations.

Matthew SmithMarch 29, 2020

Retirement Conference 2019

Confidence in global retirement systems shaken, says Mercer

The OECD recently warned that the community’s belief that pension systems will deliver on their promises has been eroded. Mercer's David Knox says this has dented confidence.

David KnoxMarch 9, 2020

Private Credit Forum

Vision Super looks to private debt as equities turn

The $10 billion fund is slowly starting to allocate capital to private credit, joining other institutional investors including Mercer who are shifting money out of the equity market.

Sarah JonesFebruary 26, 2020

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