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Insto investment committees step away from status quo

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... client or member outcome and he questions whether sequential investment models are truly centred to the client's purpose. Willis Towers Watson Australia head of portfolio management Aongus O'Gorman said sequential investment begins with a set of assumptions ...

Pension funds must recognise stewardship licence: WTW

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2018
... and sovereign wealth funds must see corporate sustainability from the viewpoint that it's a long-term licence to operate. Willis Towers Watson global head of investment content Roger Urwin said it's a "soft fact" that less than 1% of spend in the investment ...

Willis Towers Watson hires institutional risk expert

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
Global consulting firm Willis Towers Watson has created a new role in its Sydney office, appointing its first divisional director - financial solutions. Jamie Jeffers has joined WTW as the firm looks to strengthen its financial services capabilities ...

WTW names APAC corporate risk leader

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2018
Willis Towers Watson has appointed a new leader of corporate risk and broking for Asia and Australasia. Simon Weaver was previously the chief executive of Willis Towers Watson's Singapore office. Prior to that, he was head of Asia operations at the ...

Stellar growth for industry funds: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
... Self-managed super fund (SMSF) assets meanwhile lagged behind in terms of double-digit growth, increasing by 7.5% to $721 billion. Willis Towers Watson research shows Australia's superannuation market is the fastest growing among other major pension ...

Global WTW executive joins TCorp

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
The global head of sustainability at Willis Towers Watson will take on a leadership role at TCorp. Lucy Thomas joins TCorp as head of investment stewardship, reporting to chief investment officer, Stewart Brentnall. Thomas joined WTW in 2014 and was ...

Australia's super assets fastest growing: WTW

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
Australia's superannuation market is the fastest growing among other major pension systems around the globe, a new Willis Towers Watson study shows. Australia's superannuation assets grew 12.1% over the last 20 years thanks to the success of government-mandated ...

JANA wins $30bn public sector mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... $30 billion public sector fund manager appointed JANA Investment Advisers as its new asset consultant in 2018, replacing Willis Towers Watson. Following a strategic review and comprehensive tender process in the second half of 2017, Funds SA selected ...

Super funds that embrace change will prevail: DST

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... partnerships with insurers will be best-poised to take advantage of Australia's $2.7 trillion pension holding - recently rated by Willis Towers Watson as the third-largest in the world. DST suggested super funds and insurers are collectively challenged ...

Active manager diversity breeds performance: WTW

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
Investors who rely on a single active equity manager are more likely to underperform, according to Willis Towers Watson research. The analysis revealed that if an investor were to pick one equity manager randomly, chances of adding value are low - even ...