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Australia's super assets fastest growing: WTW

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
... nation's gross domestic product at 138.4%, the report said. Willis Towers Watson global head of investment content Roger Urwin said while the overall short-term figures are positive these are due to unusually high market returns. "Looking back at 20 ...

Self-awareness, adaptability key for asset owners

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2017
... being missed and the approach is still "too shallow", it said. Willis Towers Watson global head of investment content Roger Urwin said those at the forefront of the industry think the ability to adapt to a fast-changing landscape is critical, yet this ...

Investment committees must consider culture

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
... firms. Speaking at a recent Willis Towers Watson ideas exchange in Sydney, the firm's global head of investment content Roger Urwin said people have often drawn a blank when it comes to how culture is assessed or measured. Recently researching 20 financial ...

Instos to increase alternative strategies

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016
... Switzerland (18% to 29%), US (17% to 27%) and Japan (from 3% to 9%). Willis Towers Watson global head of investment content Roger Urwin said asset diversification into alternatives and the shift away from domestic equities have gained momentum among ...

No clear case for independent trustee quota: Towers Watson

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
... composition of the board." The paper explored definitions of independence, and looked at the views of David Gonski and Roger Urwin, both of whom argued that, while independence was a desirable feature, a mandating a quota was too blunt a policy. "There ...

Asset owners must embrace change

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
... up with the pace of change in the investment industry, according to Towers Watson global head of Investment Content Roger Urwin. In a recent article in Towers Watson's annual Global Investment Matters publication, Urwin said competitive positioning is ...

Industry super trustees lack investment experience

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2013
... want to be regarded as having best practice governance, according to Towers Watson global head of investment content Roger Urwin. The governance expert said superannuation boards have come a long way since the birth of the system in the early 1990s but ...

Govt lays ground for Stronger Super

GOVT RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2011
... Andrea Slattery, SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia Peter Strong, Council of Small Business of Australia Roger Urwin, Towers Watson (UK) Pauline Vamos, Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia David Whiteley, Industry Super Network ...

Australia's funds industry lacks leadership

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2010
... funds industry might lead the world in terms of government policy, but is badly let down by its poor leadership, said Roger Urwin, global head of investment content at asset consultant Towers Watson. Urwin, speaking at the Fund Executives Association ...

Pension alternatives investments top $860bn

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2008
... funds around the world seek to diversify their portfolios and capture alpha through absolute return strategies," said Roger Urwin, Watson Wyatt global head of investment consulting. "Changing pension fund needs and globalisation are forcing many asset ...