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Active manager diversity breeds performance: WTW

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... analysis revealed that if an investor were to pick one equity manager randomly, chances of adding value are low - even with WTW's resources and research process, a single top-rated active manager has a 65% chance of outperforming their relevant benchmark. ...

Social media boosting super fund engagement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... years ago. Funds understand the need for an omni-channel approach to ensure an integrated and consistent member experience, WTW Australasia and Asia head of digital solutions, Richard Body said. "Super funds are following their members' lead in terms ...

Macquarie listed equities chief departs after 28 years

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017
... that Macquarie remains the largest Australian-based asset manager in the world - and the only one in the top 100 globally. WTW's annual Global 500 research positions Macquarie, with US$362 billion in assets, at 52 globally. Australia's second-largest ...

Willis Towers Watson bolsters Sydney investment team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2017
... team. Former BlackRock director Oliver Berry, who was responsible for institutional sales for iShares in Australia, has joined WTW as a senior portfolio specialist. In welcoming Berry, WTW director of investments for Australia Martin Goss described him ...

Macquarie tops Australian asset manager list

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017
... Australian-based asset manager in the world - and the only one in the top 100 globally, according to Willis Towers Watson research. WTW's annual Global 500 research positions Macquarie, with US$362 billion in assets, at 52 globally. Australia's second-largest ...

WTW recruits FINEX Australasia lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2017
... division, which brings together experts in financial, executive and professional risks, mergers and acquisitions to enhance WTW's understanding of its clients. Stewart joins from QBE where she is currently national manager, professional and financial ...

Veteran WTW investments head departs

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
... for Asia-Pacific will leave the company after 23 years, and a successor has been appointed. Naomi Denning originally joined WTW in 1994. She also worked as an asset consultant at Mercer for five years, and is a member of the FTSE Asia-Pacific Regional ...

WTW launches insto platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017
... managers must package solutions for institutional investors in different vehicles and pay huge ongoing back office costs, WTW senior investment consultant Leslie Mao said. This involves setting up the fund jurisdiction and legal processes, choosing a ...

Russell sells actuarial business

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
... Watson has entered into a definitive agreement to buy the business from Russell for an undisclosed amount, in a move that WTW described as "further [cementing] its position as a market-leader in Australia." Russell has operated its actuarial business ...

WTW senior consultant moves to Vision Super

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
Willis Towers Watson Australia has appointed a new senior investment consultant, while another has left to take on a new role at Vision Super. Sue Brake joins Willis Towers Watson from the NZ Super Fund, where she was a senior investment strategist ...