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Super trustees get a handle on retirement income

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
... considering the federal government is looking at changes to the establishment of retirement income products. Towers Watson Australia head of retirement income strategy, Nick Callil, said developing a super fund's retirement income strategy is not a simple ...

Aussie super funds in top 100

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
... funds listed in the top 300 improved their global position during 2014. Senior investment consultant for Towers Watson Australia, Paul Newfield, said during the year large funds made significant, and sometimes high-profile changes to the way they invest. ...

No clear case for independent trustee quota: Towers Watson

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
... the boards of industry funds, which currently operate on an equal representation model. But according to Towers Watson Australia managing director Andrew Boal, "We conclude the case has not yet been made for the compulsory appointment of independent ...

Less than 15% meet ASFA standard of retirement savings

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
... only part of the equation, members then need to take retirement income from other sources into account," Towers Watson Australia senior consultant John Burnett said. He added that the projected retirement income of couples is much higher than for single ...

Super fund mergers pose capacity problem

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
... are about 140 Australian equity managers and I think that's about 100 too many," Trafford-Walker said. Towers Watson Australia investment services director Graeme Miller agreed. He said that shaking a group of asset managers out of the industry could ...

Strong growth from Australian fund managers

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
... another volatile and unpredictable year for most investment managers, said Hugh Dougherty, head of research, Towers Watson Australia. "Developments in the second half of 2011 and into 2012 further remind us that the weak underlying economic fundamentals ...

Budget: Super changes risk sound investment

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
... complexity introduced by the changes is also a cause for concern, said Andrew Boal, managing director for Towers Watson Australia. "The announcement comes six weeks before the start date, which gives us very limited time to make sure everyone is aware ...

Towers Watson leverages Deloitte talent for exec pay unit

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
... significant areas for future growth in our Australian business," said Andrew Boal, managing director for Towers Watson Australia. The establishment of the Australian team takes Towers Watson executive compensation consultant numbers to 400 globally.

Global govt bonds downgrade: Towers Watson

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
... macroeconomic backdrop of 10 to 15 years of economic stagnation," said Jeff Chee, head of asset class research for Towers Watson Australia. The firm's research indicates that in the next year bond yields and risk premiums will be kept low by deleveraging ...

Towers Watson grows team after benefiting from super mergers

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... losing one but so far we've been a net beneficiary," said Graeme Miller, director, investment services, Towers Watson Australia. Miller expects the pace of mergers to slow down during the next twelve months, although the outcomes of My Super and the ...
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