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Insto investment committees step away from status quo

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... 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 or models. ...

QIC expands executive team, bolsters US footprint

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... announcement Stuart Miller will be global director of asset strategy. He will lead strategic planning across US assets. Brenton Watson is the new executive vice president of asset management for the US, focused on the performance of US assets; while ...

Pension funds must recognise stewardship licence: WTW

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2018
... 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 management ...

First Super to vote against AMP board

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... the upcoming annual general meeting. First Super recommended other ACSI members follow suit, with chief executive Bill Watson saying: "We call on other superannuation funds, fund managers and proxy advisers to follow the lead of ACSI and send a message ...

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
... (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 systems around the globe. ...

Alphinity appoints client portfolio manager

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
... director. Before that, he was an investment specialist manager at Platinum Asset Management, an investment consultant with Watson Wyatt, a McKinsey consultant and a UK equity fund manager at Schroders. "We are very pleased to have recruited a client ...

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 ...

Advisers can fill aged care demand gap: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
... failing to attract quality strategic advisers," she said. Swiss Re Australia and New Zealand head of life and health, Leigh Watson, said the costs associated with aged care can derail retirement plans and impact family members who are often called on ...