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Royal Commission dampens superannuation success

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
... overshadowed Australia's superannuation system scoring the top spot in a global study of pension markets. Willis Towers Watson and the Thinking Ahead Institute named Australia as the number one pension market after achieving 10.2% per annum growth ...

Willis Towers Watson adds cyber specialist

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2019
Willis Towers Watson appointed a cyber specialist to its Australian arm. Benjamin Di Marco links with Willis Towers Watson from law firm Clyde & Co, where he spent almost four years, eventually establishing the firm's data privacy and cyber insurance ...

Willis Re refreshes executive lineup

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2019
Willis Towers Watson has appointed a new deputy chief executive for its Australian reinsurance broking business. It is one of three key moves in the business. The new deputy chief executive for Willis Re Australia will now be John Philipsz who launched ...

AAT upholds AFSL rejection

OSKAH DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2019
... Watson's Australian Financial Services (AFS) Licence (AFSL) was recently upheld by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT). Watson had applied for an AFSL license to provide advice for self-managed superannuation funds and other financial products ...

Pension fund giant mandates Fidelity

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2019
The $2 trillion Japanese pension fund has appointed Fidelity's asset management arm to manage passive domestic equities. The Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) appointed FIL Investments Japan and Resona Bank on December 26. Both will manage ...

MetLife Australia wins tech award

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 JAN 2019
... machine learning or artificial intelligence. The team has done some initial investigations into AI, including into IBM Watson through its international teams. However, at this stage, the focus was on collecting claims information. "It wouldn't be ...

Andrew Boal departs Willis Towers Watson

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 JAN 2019
After about 30 years at Willis Towers Watson, Andrew Boal has left the business and his successor has been named. Willis Towers Watson said Boal decided to leave the business, with Australasian operations now being streamlined to better align with the ...

Insurer awards $80m mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018
... This is 4.26% above the benchmark over the same time period, the manager said. Natixis Australia managing director Louise Watson: "In a time when investors are seeking differentiated sources of alpha for a compelling fee, H2O's returns in global ...

SelectingSuper honours super industry leaders

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2018
... Term Performance; and Fund of the Year. Receiving the award, Hostplus group executive retirement solutions and advice Paul Watson said it recognised an enormous amount of work from a passionate team who understand what the fund is about and can deliver ...

Vale Paul Costello

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
... condolences to Paul's wife, Denise, and their family." Six Park co-founder and investment advisory committee chair Brian Watson said, "Paul had what can only be described as a stellar career in finance and investment." Watson, a founding Future Fund ...