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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 ...

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 ...