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Australia's super assets fastest growing: WTW

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
... Australia's superannuation market is the fastest growing among other major pension systems around the globe, a new Willis Towers Watson study shows. Australia's superannuation assets grew 12.1% over the last 20 years thanks to the success of government-mandated ...

Grant Thornton adds financial services partner

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
... and advisory engagements across a range of areas and issues. This appointment follows the recent return of partner Chris Watson to the financial advisory team in Brisbane and the appointment of Branko Panich within the technology advisory team of Grant ...

Chief economist update: The spook on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
... tumble, crushing and sell off was blamed on the spike in bond yields, the first step to unravelling this puzzle my dear Watson is to gauge where bond yields are headed and to do that, we need to discern where inflation and inflation expectations are ...

JANA wins $30bn public sector mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... public sector fund manager appointed JANA Investment Advisers as its new asset consultant in 2018, replacing Willis Towers Watson. Following a strategic review and comprehensive tender process in the second half of 2017, Funds SA selected JANA as its ...

Super funds that embrace change will prevail: DST

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... insurers will be best-poised to take advantage of Australia's $2.7 trillion pension holding - recently rated by Willis Towers Watson as the third-largest in the world. DST suggested super funds and insurers are collectively challenged by two key issues ...

Active manager diversity breeds performance: WTW

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
Investors who rely on a single active equity manager are more likely to underperform, according to Willis Towers Watson research. The analysis revealed that if an investor were to pick one equity manager randomly, chances of adding value are low - even ...

Parametric appoints product manager from Willis Towers Watson

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
... Industry consultant Parametric has appointed a new product manager. Sheela Veerappan joins Parametric from Willis Towers Watson, where she was an investment consultant. Prior to that, she was a senior research analyst at the Investment Innovation Institute ...

Frontier Advisors strategy and people director departs after 20 years

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
... Frontier this year, alongside LUCRF Super, which announced their intention to end its 12-year relationship with Willis Towers Watson in September.

Fox joins Tribeca Financial board

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
... Tribeca Financial as a non-executive chair to help lead the firm's next growth phase. Tribeca Financial chief executive Ryan Watson said Fox's experience and leadership, and his passion for the financial advice profession will assist the firm moving ...

Social media boosting super fund engagement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... commitment to digital engagement, with the use of social media almost doubling since 2015. A recent survey by Willis Towers Watson found that 94% of super funds are increasing their investment in digital technology making it a major touch point, in addition ...