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Willis Towers Watson hires consultant from WA Super

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
Willis Towers Watson has appointed a new investment consultant. Andrew Guilfoyle joins WTW from WA Super, where he was an investment analyst. Prior to that, he was an investment strategist at the Government Employees Superannuation Board and an analyst ...

Praemium appoints head of distribution

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
... Solutions, where he was chief executive. Prior to that, he was a managing partner at 3rdphase and has held senior roles at Endowment Bond Exchange, Capstone Financial Planning, Skandia and netwealth. Praemium also appointed a business development manager ...

Mark Dunsford attacks FSC over life reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
... trauma, disability, funeral insurance, salary continuance and CCI. However, the code would not apply to whole-of-life and endowment insurance, general insurance, health insurance or annuities and life products unless any component constitutes a life ...

Fees still an issue for alternatives: WTW

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016
Total assets managed by the top 100 alternative investment managers globally increased by 3% in the past year to US$3.6 trillion, according to new research from Willis Towers Watson (WTW), which found that while inflows remain steady, investors are ...

Three Aus funds awarded AAA climate rating

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
Three Australian superannuation funds have received AAA ratings for their climate change risk management from the Asset Owners Disclosure Project's (AODP) 2016 benchmark index, The Global Climate 500 Index. Local Government Super and Australian Super ...

Findex partners to advance medical research

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
... partnership will discuss potential recommendations to the federal government's Medical Research Future Fund - a perpetual endowment fund aiming to allocate $1 billion annually for priority-driven medical research. Findex global head of business development ...

Global divesting institutions reach 500

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
... join the global movement is the University of Massachusetts Foundation, which oversees the university's $770 million endowment fund. Spokeswoman Pamela Jonah said the fund will divest from direct investments in coal companies as it evaluates ways to ...

AXA IM to launch impact fund in Australia

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2015
AXA IM will launch an impact investing fund of funds strategy targeting institutional investors in Australia. The strategy will be the second impact investing fund managed by AXA IM global head of responsible investment Matt Christensen. Christensen ...

Myonlineadvisers teams up with US robo firm

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
... even lists the Stockholm-based Nobel Foundation, which it helps to model the risk the foundation employs to protect the endowment of Alfred Nobel, ensuring the continued ability to fund future Nobel Prizes. The tools simplify portfolio management and ...

AMP half-year profit up 33%

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
... disability and income protection), driving $99 million in profit and closed legacy services (including whole of life, endowment, retirement savings account, insurance bonds and guaranteed savings accounts) at $80 million. AMP Capital contributed $72 ...