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Last updated: 3 April 2013

MERCERINSIGHT™ MPA

 

 

WHAT IS MERCERINSIGHT™ MPA?

 

MercerInsightTM MPA is a web based performance evaluation tool that enables a comprehensive analysis of institutional track records against competitors, "Mercer universes" or market indices. The database contains data sourced directly from our Global Investment Manager Database (GIMDTM). GIMDTM covers over 4,800* investment managers and over 22,000+* strategies, representing substantial coverage of the institutional market.

 

Traditional and exotic asset classes and regions are included with a continually expanding coverage of alternative asset classes. The analytical capabilities of MercerInsightTM MPA, in combination with professional charts and graphs, makes this a powerful presentation package for investment managers in communicating with their investors.

 

WHO USES MERCERINSIGHT™ MPA?

 

The subscriber base includes pension funds, government agencies, multi-managers, sovereign wealth funds who, among others, subscribe to the database with a view to investing in the products available.

 

Mercer researchers and consultants also use the tool to carry out quantitative analysis on investment products.

 

HOW CAN IT BENEFIT YOU?

 

Purple arrow GIMDTM covers over 5,100* investment managers and over 24,000+* strategies


Purple arrow Investment managers (40 of the top 50** investment managers use MercerInsightTM MPA)

 

Purple arrow All the information is populated directly from GIMDTM, providing global coverage of the investment management community

 

Purple arrow Our developers spend time ensuring that the Mercer universes are clean so that all entries included in the peer group are comparable. These universes are monitored and maintained by our manager researchers, all of whom are experts in their field

 

Purple arrow MercerInsightTM MPA provides access to the same information that Mercer consultants and clients use to help them make their day-to-day investment decisions

 

Aside from Mercer's investment consultants, this tool is also used by others in the industry, including:

 

Purple arrow Investment managers (40 of the top 50** investment managers use MercerInsightTM MPA)

Purple arrow Sovereign wealth funds 

Purple arrow Pension schemes 

Purple arrow Banks and family offices 

Purple arrow Insurance companies

Purple arrow Multimanagers

 

DATA

 ANALYTICS

 FUNCTIONALITY

Purple arrow Explore 30 years of investment manager returns

 

Purple arrow Review 19,000+ performance track records

 

Purple arrow Analyze performance from 5,100 managers

 

Purple arrow View more than 30 years of quarterly and monthly returns

 

Purple arrow Track record and strategy information

Purple arrow Measure manager performance in Mercer's universes

 

Purple arrow Analyze more than 50 performance and risk characteristics

 

Purple arrow Review more than 250 Mercer universes for peer comparison

 

Purple arrow Benchmark returns against market indices

 

Purple arrow Calculate correlations between managers

Purple arrow Create instant presentations with limitless options

 

Purple arrow Share and save projects and product lists

 

Purple arrow Build professional charts and graphs

 

Purple arrow Customize format, dates and currency

 

Purple arrow Export data and exhibits to Microsoft office programs

 

DISCUSS HOW THIS TOOL CAN MEET YOUR NEEDS

 

Purple arrow Connect with our specialists 

 

 

Notes

* Figures as of 31 March 2012
** Based on asset size as of 24 April 2012

 

 

Mercer is a leading global provider of investment services, and offers customized guidance at every stage of the investment decision, risk management and investment monitoring process. We have been dedicated to meeting the needs of clients for more than 30 years, and we work with the fiduciaries of pension funds, foundations, endowments and other investors in some 35 countries. We assist with every aspect of institutional investing (and retail portfolios in some geographies), from strategy, structure and implementation to ongoing fiduciary management.

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