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Willis Towers Watson buys Aussie broker

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019
Global advisory Willis Towers Watson has acquired Risk Capital Advisors (RCA), a specialist mergers and acquisitions broker in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. The acquisition is effective immediately, enhancing WTW's offering to clients in ...

Industry fund changes asset consultant

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2019
... billion industry superannuation fund has appointed a new asset consultant, ending a 17-year relationship with Willis Towers Watson. LGIAsuper has appointed JANA to act as its asset consultant, marking the third of its key external contracts to change ...

Active, passive investing continues to confuse: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
... take advantage of short-term market movements, while 68% expected their portfolio to differ from the market index. Louise Watson, Natixis' head of distribution in Australia, said given more challenging conditions, investors were well served adoption ...

New strategic advisory lead at Willis Towers Watson

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
Willis Towers Watson announced a new head of strategic advisory, investments. Jessica Melville steps up to the position after 10 years with the firm, joining in 2008 as an analyst. Prior to joining Willis Towers Watson, Melville worked as an investment ...

Super fund appoints new asset consultant

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
A $30 billion super fund has appointed an asset consultant, replacing Willis Towers Watson. ESSSuper, the Melbourne-based fund for Victorian emergency services and state employees, has announced the appointment of Frontier Advisers as asset consultant. ...

Global manager appoints Aussie equities lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2019
... of Thailand. Lopez was previously the deputy head of the team. She joined ASI as an analyst in 2004 from Willis Towers Watson. She was promoted to investment manager, then investment director and finally deputy head of the team. In her new role she will ...

Frontier adds consultant from WTW

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2019
Frontier Advisors has appointed a new director of sector research from Willis Towers Watson. Paul Newfield steps into the lead role after eight years as a senior investment consultant at Willis Towers Watson. Prior to that posting, Newfield was with ...

Hostplus makes bid for SMSF money

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2019
... where we have seen members leave the fund has been to set up an SMSF," Hostplus group executive, member experience Paul Watson told Financial Standard. "Also in time, all SMSFs have an end game when they may want to unwind them and look for a way to ...

Bank chief steps down amid expenses scandal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2019
... Reserve Bank of New Zealand and Australian Prudential Regulation Authority were notified of the change in leadership. Antonia Watson is now acting as chief executive for the New Zealand arm of the bank. "We are fortunate to have an experienced executive ...

Industry fund appoints board director

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... trustee director level with First Super and welcome the further renewal of our board," First Super chief executive Bill Watson said. Stewart sat on Timber Industry Superannuation Scheme's board from 1992 until 2008 when the fund merged with First Super ...