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Russell Master Trust COO departs

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2018
... on his most recent role three years later. Prior to that, he spent eight years as a consulting actuary at Willis Towers Watson. In a social media post, he described his role as having responsibility for "the development and execution of a strategic plan ...

TCorp to issue sustainability bonds

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2018
... manager of investment implementation and operations Jonathan Green leave the business after 13 years. On Feb 7, Willis Towers Watson global head of sustainability Lucy Thomas joined TCorp as head of investment stewardship.

Australian asset owners support first stewardship code

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
... stewardship statement. The statements are encouraged to be reviewed at least every two years. The news follows Willis Towers Watson global head of investment content Roger Urwin recently saying the world's largest pension and sovereign wealth funds ...

AMP hit with another proposed class action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018
... McDonald and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart and Sullivan respectively. Maurice Blackburn national head of class actions Andrew Watson believes that in a world of competing class actions, AMP investors now have a clear choice. "In a world where institutional ...

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 ...