When cash is king ...

If you consider "cash is king", then term deposits rule at the moment. Banks are still under pressure to secure more stable sources of funding, which has given rise to "special" term deposit rates that continue to be more attractive than those offered by bank bills, the underlying investments of traditional cash funds. If you're an investor seeking to put money into cash, we invite you to consider the Mercer Cash Fund - Term Deposit Units. Please note that this fund is designed for institutional "wholesale" investors and a minimum investment of $100,000 applies.

Lonsec rates Mercer funds as ‘Highly Recommended’

The Mercer Multi-Manager Funds have again been rated ‘Highly Recommended’ by independent research house Lonsec. “This is the fifth consecutive 'Highly Recommended' rating for Mercer, reaffirming Lonsec’s conviction in the quality and experience of our portfolio construction process and team.  It’s a testament to the quality of our underlying investment structures and our strong competitive advantages in people, process and product design. It also recognises the value of the greater diversification we’ve built into our investment solutions over the past 12-18 months,” said Stephen Roberts, Mercer’s Investment Management business leader for Asia Pacific.  Read more in our press release.

Financial Markets - January 2012

The year got off to a strong start, with share markets rallying on the back of positive US and Chinese economic data and growing confidence in the progress being made in Europe following the recent ECB measures to help support European bank liquidity.  A typical growth portfolio was up over 3% for the month. 

See Performance for an update on the financial markets for January 2012 and/or to download the latest Monthly Reports.