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HESTA defines perfect merger partner

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... manager, defensives. Chris Lye also joined as investment manager - Australian equities and liquid alternatives. Stephanie Watson joined the fund in 2020 as head of portfolio design and Steven Semczyszyn joined to lead the internal Aussie equities team. ...

Frontier hires former Perpetual head of infrastructure

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2021
... player in the space, behind JANA which had a 31.7% slice, and ahead of international consultants such as Willis Towers Watson, Mercer and Russell. In recent years it has looked to diversify both its client base and offering, as its traditional clientele ...

First YFYS performance test results weeks away

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2021
... required." Failing funds will have 28 days to notify members, in communication that will be monitored by ASIC. Willis Towers Watson has said funds have a 10-15% chance of failing the new performance test in any eight-year period based on hypothetical ...

WTW names local head of investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2021
Willis Towers Watson appointed a new lead for its investments team in Australia as the incumbent moves to client consulting. From August 1, Aongus O'Gorman will lead the Australian investments team, succeeding Martin Goss, who has been in the role ...

Aon, Willis Towers Watson terminate merger

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2021
The US$30 billion merger between Aon and Willis Towers Watson is off, with Aon paying WTW a US$1 billion termination fee. In a statement, the companies said it was a mutual agreement - though the decision was forced by lack of regulatory approval in ...

Super fund awards first ESG mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2021
... managers in equities, infrastructure and property have been talking about it for some time," First Super chief executive Bill Watson said. "Although managers of fixed income and floating rate debt asset classes have been a bit slower to come to the party ...

Funds will fail YFYS test multiple times: Parametric

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2021
... well in this regime are solution that can deliver excess returns in a relatively more predictable manner." Willis Towers Watson ran the numbers recently too, finding a product with a 10% probability of underperformance in any eight-year period has a ...

How likely is a super fund to fail YFYS test?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021
... any given eight-year period, but some may need to dive a little deeper to determine how at-risk they are, Willis Towers Watson says. Following analysis, WTW senior director of investments Tim Unger said a product with a 10% probability of underperformance ...

Qantas Super introduces passive option, drops fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
... 13.1% or $28, while a member with $500,000 in super would save $150 or 12.5%. Finally, following a review by Willis Towers Watson as part of the airline's pandemic recovery plan, Qantas has opted to temporarily reduce the contributions it makes into ...

Aussie investors optimistic about returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... third will have to delay retiring as a result of the pandemic. Natixis managing director and head of distribution Louise Watson said while 81% of Australian are generally satisfied with their investment performance, many will need to generate higher ...