Mercer continues to expand its investment capabilities throughout Asia with its Hong Kong office recently being granted a Type 1 licence by the local Securities & Futures Commission (SFC). The granting of the licence means that local professional investors can now take advantage of the global investment opportunities available through Mercer’s extensive range of implemented investment solutions.
These implemented investment solutions complement Mercer’s established investment advisory services and other financial services such as actuarial valuations and financial modelling, and include portfolio construction and funds management using Mercer’s own suite of multi-manager investment funds and options.
"I am thrilled that we're able to broaden our investment solutions to institutional investors in Hong Kong. With the Type 1 license, we will be able to offer tremendous opportunities to our clients in this market. Mercer's investment in these licenses demonstrates our commitment to Asia as a region, particularly the growth markets which are integral to Mercer's future growth as a global firm," said Julio Portalatin, President and CEO of Mercer.
“We want to help institutional investors in this region access a range of assets globally to build more diverse and therefore more robust investment portfolios so that they are better able to deal with market volatility and achieve their investment objectives,” said Mr Stephen Roberts, Mercer’s Regional Business Leader, Investments, Asia Pacific.
“We believe that to achieve an ideal investment portfolio, you need to optimise your strategic asset allocation, to strike the right balance of assets based on your individual investment objective. Our range of investment funds and implemented solutions provide investors with a wide opportunity set to construct a portfolio to achieve virtually any investment objective. Our portfolio ‘building blocks’ are flexible, robust, and enable local investors to access global opportunities across multiple asset classes,” Mr Roberts said.
Ms Deborah Bannon, Mercer’s Investment Solutions Leader for Asia ex-Japan, said she was pleased to have finalised the necessary licensing and other arrangements to enable Mercer to now offer a broader range of Investment solutions to local professional investors. “I’m very excited to be able to bring a world of investment opportunities to Hong Kong investors,” she said.
Mercer offers a range of investment funds covering the full spectrum from equities to real assets such as property and infrastructure, to alternatives, fixed interest and cash. Ms Bannon said investors would benefit from:
• Mercer’s scale – Managing more than $US58 billion and advising on more than $US5 trillion globally gives Mercer (and therefore its clients) access to investment opportunities and fee-negotiating power that smaller-scale investors simply cannot match.
• Mercer’s global research capabilities – These include over 100 on-the-ground manager researchers who continually monitor investment opportunities, identify and bring the best to clients via a global network of more than 1,000 investment consultants and portfolio managers.
• Mercer’s experience – Advising institutional investors globally for more than three decades and building investment portfolios for them since the mid-90s gives Mercer deep insights and experience that will enable investors to broaden their possibilities and ultimately enhance their investment outcomes.
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