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Investment report and insights - August 2017

August 3, 2017

The first half of 2017 saw the NZ sharemarket resume its strong run, hitting a new all-time high in June and returning just under 6% for the quarter.

Watch an interview with Philip Houghton-Brown, Head of Investments and Robert Kavanagh, Senior Investment Consultant talking about the factors that influenced these results, as well as how the global markets performed.

Mercer will continue to monitor global events and bring you the latest updates.

We also produce an investment report each month on Mercer KiwiSaver scheme, Mercer Super Trust and Mercer FlexiSaver, which includes returns for each of the seven funds. You can read more about the reports online.

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