Australian pension adds private equity


Mercer Superannuation Australia chief investment officer Graeme Miller. — Bloomberg

SYDNEY: Mercer Superannuation Australia Ltd will add private equity to its default pension options for the first time, joining a growing number of retirement funds in embracing the strategy to diversify their holdings.

The A$75bil (US$49bil) pension will begin deploying capital this year and aims to bring the allocation to around 5% of default options which members are automatically placed in, said its chief investment officer Graeme Miller.

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