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2022 is the hardest year to retire: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022
... estate costs and 21% were too aggressive with investments. Natixis IM country head for Australia and New Zealand Louise Watson said inflation impacts asset classes in different ways with interest bearing securities and those investors who are retiring ...

IFM Investors appoints chief strategy officer

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2022
... over 25 years of investment industry experience, Nikulina joins the investment manager from consulting firm Willis Towers Watson, where she was head of global research, leading a team of more than 100 analysts. IFM Investors chief executive David Neal ...

Casey Thompson joins First Super board

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2022
... Thompson has joined the board of First Super, replacing longstanding trustee Frank Vari. First Super chief executive Bill Watson thanked Vari for his service to fund members and welcomed Thompson as a trustee. "Casey Thompson is an outstanding addition ...

Hostplus expands Industry Fund Services mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
... members' financial interests and wellbeing, especially in retirement, Hostplus group executive, member experience Paul Watson said. "The fund's decision to appoint IFS as its preferred financial advice and education services partner is another win for ...

Franklin Templeton names new head of Australia

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2022
... conduit to the local and global investment teams, it said. Prior to Franklin Templeton, Walsh spent 11 years at Towers Watson (now Willis Towers Watson) in the UK and Australia, working with some of the world's largest pension funds and superannuation ...

WTW appoints head of due diligence, and private equity Australasia M&A

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2022
Willis Towers Watson named Sarah Pendred as its head of due diligence and private equity for Australasia within its mergers and acquisitions practice. Pendred will take up the role on July 11 and report to WTW director Steve Torresan. She will be based ...

Advisers optimistic for the future: Natixis IM

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2022
... rank much lower. Despite a challenging operating environment, Natixis IM country head Australia and New Zealand Louise Watson said financial advisers are optimistic about the business growth they can achieve. "Advisers have said they will increasingly ...

Corporate fund to join Australian Retirement Trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2022
... employees of Incitec Pivot Limited, an ASX-listed manufacturer of explosives, fertilisers and industrial chemicals. Towers Watson Superannuation is currently the fund's trustee. Established in 2006, IPE Super's membership has steadily declined in recent ...

Sue Brake to leave Future Fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2022
... Prior to joining Future Fund, Brake was head of strategic advisory and a senior investment consultant at Willis Towers Watson and, before that, was a senior investment strategist at NZ Super Fund. She has previously served as an external expert to the ...

Challenger restructures for growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022
... the group said. Before joining Challenger in 2018 Kapel was chief actuary at AMP and also spent two decades with Towers Watson. "Anton has extensive investment expertise and a deep understanding of our business. Combined with his 17 years of experience ...