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Social media boosting super fund engagement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... commitment to digital engagement, with the use of social media almost doubling since 2015. A recent survey by Willis Towers Watson found that 94% of super funds are increasing their investment in digital technology making it a major touch point, in addition ...

New ASFA board announced

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2017
... Corporation Michael Dwyer, chief executive, First State Super Service providers Andrew Boal, head of Australasia, Willis Towers Watson Suzanne Holden, chief executive, Link Group Fund Administration Retail funds Linda Elkins, executive general manager ...

Life insurance M&A outlook gloomy: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2017
... insurers are overlooking Australia for superior acquisition opportunities elsewhere in the Asia Pacific. Willis Towers Watson's analysis of merger and acquisitions in the global insurance market over the next three years predicts activity in the Australian ...

New investment consultant for $2bn industry fund

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2017
... Advisors this year, alongside LUCRF Super which announced their intention to end its 12-year relationship with Willis Towers Watson in September. The move followed a full review of the fund's asset consulting requirements by Rice Warner which assessed ...

Macquarie listed equities chief departs after 28 years

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017
... strategies. It is understood four members of Hodgens' team left with him. Hodgens' departure follows recent Willis Towers Watson research which showed that Macquarie remains the largest Australian-based asset manager in the world - and the only one in ...

Willis Towers Watson bolsters Sydney investment team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2017
Willis Towers Watson is expanding its portfolio management capabilities, appointing a senior portfolio specialist and two analysts to its Sydney team. Former BlackRock director Oliver Berry, who was responsible for institutional sales for iShares in ...

SelectingSuper winners crowned

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2017
... Panorama Heffron SuperGuardian Asset Consultant of the Year Frontier Advisors JANA Investment Advisors Mercer Willis Towers Watson Investment Innovation and Leadership Award AustralianSuper Cbus HESTA Hostplus Sunsuper Telstra Super Innovation Award ...

Macquarie tops Australian asset manager list

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017
... largest 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 ...

SelectingSuper finalists announced

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017
... Panorama Heffron SuperGuardian Asset Consultant of the Year Frontier Advisors JANA Investment Advisers Mercer Willis Towers Watson Investment Innovation and Leadership Award AustralianSuper Cbus HESTA Hostplus Telstra Super Innovation Award - Millennial ...

LUCRF Super appoints new asset consultant

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
... with the current provider. The $5.6 billion superannuation fund has appointed Frontier Advisors, replacing Willis Towers Watson which has worked with LUCRF Super since 2005. The move follows a full review of the fund's asset consulting requirements by ...