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Towers Watson boosts hedge fund research team

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015
... investments are very popular among institutional investors seeking to diversify, notably into liquid alternatives," Towers Watson global head of manager research Luba Nikulina

Aussie super funds in top 100

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
... Australian counterparts in the annual list compiled by Pensions & Investments magazine and Towers Watson. The P&I/Towers Watson Global 300 list was launched today with both the Future Fund (29) and AustralianSuper (43) improving their positions inside ...

Active management offers little value: Towers Watson

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
... getting little value from active management and must focus on total returns to remain competitive, according to Towers Watson global head of investment Chris Ford. Speaking at the 2014 Towers Watson Ideas Exchange in Melbourne yesterday, Ford said that ...

Asset owners must embrace change

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
... approach to governance if they are to keep up with the pace of change in the investment industry, according to Towers Watson global head of Investment Content Roger Urwin. In a recent article in Towers Watson's annual Global Investment Matters publication ...

Industry super trustees lack investment experience

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2013
... approach to investment decisions if they want to be regarded as having best practice governance, according to Towers Watson global head of investment content Roger Urwin. The governance expert said superannuation boards have come a long way since the ...

Australian pension fund growth outstrips global average

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2013
... the top 300 pension funds reached a new high of US$14 trillion, up from US$12.7 trillion in 2011. The P&I / Towers Watson global 300 research shows that last year's global growth in assets was among the highest recorded in recent years; up from around ...

Employers divided on internal social media effectiveness

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
... increases. "We believe that social media can be a great tool for communicating with employees in the workplace," Towers Watson global leader of Communication Consulting Kathryn Yates said. "By its nature, social media is designed to build community and ...

Australia becomes fourth largest pension pool

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
... superannuation assets relative to GDP rose to 101% in 2012, according to a Towers Watson report. According to the Towers Watson Global Pension Assets Study, Australian superannuation assets relative to GDP rose from 96% in 2011 to 101% in 2012, joining ...

Super assets soar with 17% annual growth rate

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2012
... growth rate in ten years to US$1.3 trillion, or the equivalent of 96% of Australia's GDP, according to the Towers Watson Global Pension Assets Study. Australia's solid result was attributed to its strong currency, the implementation of the mandatory ...

Equities don't work in retirement

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
... superannuation assets are held in equities. While this is only slightly ahead of the world average, based on the 2011 Towers Watson Global Pension Assets Survey, Australian superannuation funds hold only 12 per cent of their assets in bonds compared ...
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