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Stronger Super look-through requirements may erode competitive edge

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
... on July 1 2014, may compromise confidentiality agreements and erode members' returns, according to Graeme Miller, Towers Watson's director of investment services Australia. The new standards will require super funds to disclose every single security ...

Last-minute Stronger Super reprieve averts "ludicrous situation"

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2013
... detailing which reforms her fund was unable to comply with. Graeme Miller, director of investment services Australia at Towers Watson, said: "I certainly can't recall a time when the legislative burden has been quite as fatiguing as the one that we've ...

Russell appoints three to actuarial team

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
... experience in superannuation and benefits consulting. She joined Russell in 2009 after 18 years with Watson Wyatt (now Towers Watson). Buttler, with 30 years' superannuation and actuarial experience, will focus on actuarial consulting to large complex ...

Fund manager dismisses super fund fee demands

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
... think that with hindsight though, that has turned out to be the wrong decision for many of them." Asset consultant Towers Watson's head of investments Graeme Miller says that in his experience the vast majority of super funds take a sensible approach ...

Employers divided on internal social media effectiveness

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
... consensus as to which tools are most effective. According to a flash survey by global professional services company Towers Watson instant messaging was the most popular internal tool with 73% of employers encouraging staff to use it. But of those employers ...

Deferred annuity tax reforms safeguard retirees

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2013
... treatment of deferred lifetime annuity (DLA) products has added greater security for Australian retirees, according to Towers Watson. The new rules, if enshrined by legislation, remove inconsistencies between the manner deferred annuities are treated ...

Towers Watson builds Investment team

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
Global consultant Towers Watson has strengthened its investment team in Australia, making five appointments.. Sean Brereton has been appointed investment consultant and will be joining the Melbourne office, focusing on client consulting. Before joining ...

Legalsuper appoints Towers Watson

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
Legalsuper has appointed Towers Watson as the asset consultant for its members' $1.9 billion investment portfolio. Towers Watson has replaced JANA Investment Advisers, which had been the fund's asset consultant since 2003, following a tender process ...

Fund stalwarts draw $6bn in Aus equities mandates

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2013
... investment officers are facing increased regulatory and commercial pressure to keep the headline cost to members down, Towers Watson senior investment consultant Tim Unger says it is surprising that active portfolios have been so dominant. "There's clearly ...

CORRECTION: Unfair 2-and-20 fees cast shadow over future of VCs

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013
... in MySuper where we are excluded from the asset class, how bad is that as an outcome for members and investors?" Towers Watson head of portfolio construction Ross Barry said that the general partner model does not work for institutional investors and ...