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Asset diversification gathers momentum

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... into alternative assets, increasingly via direct funds rather than funds of funds, according to global data from Towers Watson. The data shows that in 2012 its clients - which include pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and insurance companies - allocated ...

Fewer asset consultants dominate super fund space

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
... they want to or not, according to research from Rainmaker Information. Asset consultants such as Jana, Frontier and Towers Watson, have historically been one of the central gatekeepers in influencing super funds' choice of manager and investment strategy. ...

Australia becomes fourth largest pension pool

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
... world's fourth largest pension pool after superannuation assets relative to GDP rose to 101% in 2012, according to a Towers Watson report. According to the Towers Watson Global Pension Assets Study, Australian superannuation assets relative to GDP rose ...

LUCRF's new growth option targets lower volatility

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
... decision to create an option which departs from broad equity market exposure. According to forward estimates from Towers Watson, investors in the new 'Targeted Return' option can expect to see typical annualized returns to fall between -1.6% and 15.6% ...

VicSuper adopts fresh approach to sovereign exposure

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2013
... portfolio to better manage what it regards as heightened global sovereign risk. Working with investment adviser Towers Watson, fund manager BlackRock Investment Management and index provider Barclays Capital, VicSuper has customised a new benchmark index ...

MAIB appoints Towers Watson to manage $1.2bn in investments

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
... Roche, CEO of the Tasmanian-based Motor Accidents Insurance Board (MAIB), recently announced the appointment of Towers Watson as the asset consultant for its $1.2 billion investment portfolio following a robust tender process. Commencing in January 2013 ...

Beware defensive funds: Towers Watson

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012
... The explosion in demand for low volatility and defensive equity funds is making these assets too expensive, says Towers Watson's Stephen Miles. The group's global head of equities says the substantial increase in the number of defensive equity products ...

Asset consultants influence to grow amid industry change

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... become extinct. Martin Goss, head of client consulting for at the Australian arm of professional services giant Towers Watson, however, says that in his experience CIOs are actually looking to strengthen their relationships with asset consultants in ...

Strong growth from Australian fund managers

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
Australian fund managers have once again grown strongly, according to research from Towers Watson. There are now 23 Australian managers in the Pensions & Investments/Towers Watson World 500, five more than last year. These managers have an aggregate ...

Towers Watson appoints new director

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
Towers Watson, the global professional services company, has appointed Adam Hall as director of its Australian organisational surveys and insights team. Towers Watson is engaged in management consultancy, helping organisations improve performance. It ...