Mercer strengthens investment consulting team

Mercer has announced the appointment of Rebecca Jacques as a Sydney-based senior investment consultant within the firm's institutional wealth Pacific team.

Prior to joining Mercer, Jacques served as founder and general manager of Australian Goals Based Advice Association, an investment research firm in the robo-advice sector. Previously she served as vice president, research & platform relationship manager at Deutsch Asset Management and as an investment specialist for the firm's global equities and alternatives business.

Commenting on her appointment at Mercer, partner in institutional Wealth, Richard Boyfield, said: "Rebecca's appointment will strengthen our investment consulting capabilities and provide strategic leadership to some of our key clients."

He added: "We are actively in the market for talented investment consulting professionals and expect further announcements to follow. It's an exciting time to be at Mercer - with everything that's happening in the industry, we're continuing to position ourselves to provide best offerings to market and support to our clients."