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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 ...

UK asset consultants face competition scrutiny

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... shares as well as conflicts of interest. The three largest investment consultants, Aon Hewitt, Mercer and Willis Towers Watson, responded to the report and submitted Undertakings in Lieu (UIL) designed to address the concerns. While the FCA said it welcomed ...

Aussie super funds increase world ranking

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... the ranks of the world's largest pension funds, recording a 9.1% increase in growth. Research provided by Willis Towers Watson shows that of 300 pension funds listed, 16 Australian funds secured places, and 12 of those improved their ranking since 2016. ...

Government opens doors to offshore investment vehicles

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017
... opportunities to gain investment exposure to a wider range of assets. A study of global pension assets by Willis Towers Watson found that Australia was second only to the United States in its home equity bias," the draft legislation explained. When regulators ...

BTIM appoints industry fund executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
... five years at Perpetual as head of diversified strategies and portfolio manager. He has also held roles with Willis Towers Watson and Buck Consultants. Blayney will be responsible for overseeing the management of BTIM's $7.3 billion multi asset portfolio ...