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Hong Kong Remains Most Expensive City In The World For International Employees
Monday, 17 June 2024, 12:15 pm | Mercer
Hong Kong retained the top spot in this year’s ranking, followed by Singapore. Swiss cities Zurich, Geneva, and Basel round out the top five most expensive cities. More >>
Six Things Kiwi Investors Should Consider When Making Investment Decisions In The New Financial Year
Tuesday, 18 April 2023, 1:55 pm | Mercer
The start of 2023 has been shaped by rising inflation, a cost-of-living crisis, extreme weather events and the post COVID hangover still lurking in the background. However, the economic outlook for the financial year may not be quite as gloomy as ... More >>
Mercer Calls For Women To Take A Seat At ‘The Table’
Tuesday, 3 May 2022, 9:03 am | Mercer
Financial service provider Mercer (N.Z.) Limited has today announced the launch of a new digital platform designed to support New Zealand women to grow their wealth. The Table seatatthetable.co.nz , proudly sponsored by Mercer NZ , is designed to ... More >>
Mercer New Zealand Surpasses $10 Billion NZD In Assets Under Management
Thursday, 24 June 2021, 12:02 pm | Mercer
An increasingly volatile investment environment and the complexities of modern portfolios has driven greater demand for external investment consulting and management among investors, contributing to an almost 60 per cent increase in Mercer New Zealand’s ... More >>
Mercer KiwiSaver Funds To Adopt A More Focused Approach On Socially Responsible Investment Strategies
Wednesday, 21 April 2021, 12:21 pm | Mercer
New Zealand, 21 April 2021 – Mercer New Zealand has announced significant changes to its KiwiSaver products, continuing to enhance its responsible investing approach, with all NZD $2.4 billion in Mercer’s KiwiSaver funds to be invested in more focused ... More >>
Mercer Group Acquisition Bears Fruit In Interim Report Results
Tuesday, 25 February 2020, 12:18 pm | Mercer
Christchurch-based Mercer Group Limited (MGL) is reaping the rewards of its most recent acquisition, with the company’s revenue up by 55% and net profit up 176%. The company released its interim report on February 20, highlighting significant ... More >>
Mercer’s 25th annual Cost of Living Survey findings
Wednesday, 26 June 2019, 5:19 pm | Mercer
• New Zealand and Australian cities continue to fall significantly in Cost of Living ranking due to currency fluctuations • Auckland falls from 81 to 89, with Wellington falling 13 places to 114 • Hong Kong remains the world’s costliest city More >>
Auckland #3 in Quality of Living for eighth consecutive year
Wednesday, 13 March 2019, 1:33 pm | Mercer
Auckland and Wellington retain top 20 Quality of Living ranking at third and 15th place respectively More >>
Mercer awarded top-tier status in latest KiwiSaver ratings
Tuesday, 6 November 2018, 1:30 pm | Mercer
New Zealand, 6 November 2018 - KiwiSaver provider Mercer New Zealand has been awarded the top-level rating by highly respected Australasian research house SuperRatings, with its funds also being recognised for their net benefit value. More >>
Israel Folau criticism may start a war
Thursday, 26 April 2018, 1:45 pm | Mercer
The furore surrounding Wallabies star Israel Folau may spark a renewed battle over the freedom of religious beliefs, according to a leading public relations and crisis communications strategist. More >>
Kristen Kohere-Soutar appointed to Mercer New Zealand
Wednesday, 16 August 2017, 11:37 am | Mercer
Mercer is pleased to announce the addition of a new independent non-executive director, Kristen Kohere-Soutar, to its New Zealand Board, with effect from 9 August, 2017. More >>
Mercer Signs S-Clave Licence Agreement
Monday, 9 December 2013, 2:36 pm | Mercer
Mercer Group is pleased to announce it has entered into licensing arrangements for its S-Clave technology with a large North American corporation involved in the Medical sector. This arrangement was concluded following the successful completion of a due ... More >>
Expertise opens export markets, employment growth
Thursday, 17 October 2013, 5:26 pm | Mercer
Mercer Group continues its renaissance with the launch of a new ‘European-styled’ seamless sinkware range from its upgraded production facility at its manufacturing plant in Christchurch. More >>
Small margin pay rise the new normal for New Zealand workers
Wednesday, 21 November 2012, 12:08 pm | Mercer
Media Release Small margin pay rise the new normal for New Zealand workers: Mercer 21 November 2012 New Zealand workers received a 3.2% pay rise over the past 12 months, with "guaranteed" annual hikes in pay becoming a distant memory for employees, ... More >>
Mercer Secures Canadian Order For Slicing Machinery
Monday, 10 September 2012, 3:00 pm | Mercer
Mercer Secures Canadian Order For Slicing Machinery Mercer Group Limited, through its75% owned subsidiary Titan Slicers, has secured an order for more than $NZ 5m from Maple Leaf Foods in Canada. More >>
Mercer back in black
Wednesday, 29 August 2012, 2:07 pm | Mercer
Mercer generated a profit in the six months to 30th June 2012 and is forecasting strong profit growth for the year ending 30th June 2013. More >>
Mercer boosts NZ Investment expertise with new appointments
Thursday, 19 July 2012, 11:55 am | Mercer
Mercer has boosted its Investments business, announcing the appointment of Philip Houghton-Brown as Leader, Investments, New Zealand. Mr Houghton-Brown joins Mercer after holding the position of Chief Investment Officer at OnePath New Zealand from ... More >>
NZd’s post-retirement challenge faces looming July deadline
Tuesday, 5 June 2012, 11:47 am | Mercer
As the first wave of members draw down on their KiwiSaver funds from July 2012, raising the retirement age to 67 and delaying access to NZ Super are potential solutions to sustain members’ funds throughout retirement, according to a new paper by Mercer. More >>
Predictions highlight patchy global business confidence
Friday, 1 June 2012, 7:00 pm | Mercer
• STI trends indicate declining business confidence in Asia Pac, Latin America and North America; cautious optimism in EEMEA, Australia, New Zealand • Australian and New Zealand employers anticipate marginal increase in STI 2012 payouts compared ... More >>
Mercer on Budget: retirement shortfall must be addressed
Thursday, 24 May 2012, 5:17 pm | Mercer
Mercer has welcomed the Government’s Budget, designed to bring New Zealand back to surplus by 2014/15, but is concerned about its failure to address looming shortfalls in retirement savings. More >>