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How early release impacts the ASX

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... super funds have raised cash levels post the announcement of ERS in anticipation of the outflow." Similarly, Willis Towers Watson head of equity research and co-portfolio manager Leslie Mao said Australia's super funds, which traditionally have a much ...

Investment approaches in change phase

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... portfolio approach (TPA). At the end of 2019, before the effects of the pandemic reached Australian shores, Willis Towers Watson and TCorp conducted a study into current and future allocation practices, finding that investment approaches were in a phase ...

Top asset consultants named

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... released the results of its investment management survey naming Australia's top ranked asset consultant. Willis Towers Watson and Frontier Advisors share the top spot this year after surveying around 100 chief investment and chief executive officers ...

Super should shape up on unlisted valuations: WTW

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... 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 the question of whether ...

Investment specialist joins sustainable fund manager

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... newly created role which will see her manage the firm's portfolio, investment strategy and products. Former Willis Towers Watson senior investment consultant, Alex O'Dea, has nabbed the new role at Lighthouse Infrastructure Management, and will commence ...

Diversity should not exclude white men: Thinking Ahead

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
... pension industries, according to the co-head of the Thinking Ahead Institute. Thinking Ahead Institute at Willis Towers Watson co-head Marisa Hall has developed a new way of thinking about diversity, by looking at identity instead of just factors like ...

Willis Towers Watson, Aon to merge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
Following weeks of speculation, the two entities have confirmed a merger will go ahead. Aon and Willis Towers Watson have announced a definitive agreement to merge operations in an all-stock transaction with an implied combined equity value of about ...

Natixis hires insto sales director, opens Melbourne office

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
... Harbor Investment Partners. He has also worked as an investment consultant at global asset consultancy firm Willis Towers Watson and institutional investment advisory Sovereign Investment Research.

Pension assets climb towards $50 trillion

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
... outsource all or part of their CIO-type decisions and we expect this to continue." As for the Australian market, Willis Towers Watson head of strategic advisory Jessica Melville said the superannuation system has never been more important to the financial ...

Future Fund chief to lead IFM Investors

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
... the fund looks for a permanent replacement globally. Prior to joining Future Fund, Neal spent 15 years with Willis Towers Watson and established its Australian business. He currently holds directorships at Perth Airport and FCLT Global. He is also a ...