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Super should shape up on unlisted valuations: WTW

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
Superannuation funds, including AustralianSuper, Hostplus and Rest, have been slashing the value of their unlisted assets - now Willis Towers Watson is interrogating why. In a new paper, Willis Towers Watson senior investment consultant Nick Kelly said ...

WTW boosts Australian leadership team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
... aspects of their portfolios to increase the likelihood of meeting their objectives. Martin Goss, director, Investments for WTW says both appointments reflect the depth of experience within the Australian team. "We're delighted that Andy and Nick have ...

WTW launches first Australian-domiciled fund, names RE

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2019
Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has launched its first Australian-domiciled fund and appointed a responsible entity. The Global Equities Focus Fund (GEFF) will launch this month and "capture only the best investment ideas from the world's top global ...

Aussie super funds drop in world rankings

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
... factors, is the primary reason that saw 14 of the 16 Australian funds included in the global 300 drop in ranking this year," WTW investments director Martin Goss said. The biggest movements were among government funds primarily, with State Super dropping ...

Willis Towers Watson buys Aussie broker

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019
... mergers and acquisitions broker in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. The acquisition is effective immediately, enhancing WTW's offering to clients in the growing M&A market. RCA will become a fully integrated part of WTW 's FINEX global line ...

Frontier adds consultant from WTW

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2019
Frontier Advisors has appointed a new director of sector research from Willis Towers Watson. Paul Newfield steps into the lead role after eight years as a senior investment consultant at Willis Towers Watson. Prior to that posting, Newfield was with ...

Stewardship lessons from BlackRock

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2019
... published a paper summarising research on six large asset managers who collectively manage more than US$17 trillion in assets. WTW senior investment consultant Jessica Melville said there has been increased focus on investor stewardship activity in Australia ...

Rice Warner names new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
... 2016, Rice has been a trustee director of StatePlus. He is also a former councillor of the Actuaries Institute. Boal joined WTW in November 1991 as a senior consultant of actuary and head of retirement, and served in several senior roles over his 27-year ...

Future Fund hires from WTW

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
The $147 billion sovereign wealth fund has created a new deputy chief investment officer role and has hired a senior consultant from Willis Tower Watson to fill it. Sue Brake will join in June as Future Fund's deputy chief investment officer, portfolio ...

WTW Australia asset consulting lead joins super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2019
... nine years before being appointed as chief executive of the fund in July 2018. Taylor served as head of asset consulting at WTW Australia for eight months, prior to which he was a senior investment consultant and portfolio manager for more than four ...