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First Super appoints board member

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
... Aboriginal Stakeholder Group of the Victorian Premier and Aboriginal Affairs Minister. First Super chief executive Bill Watson said Chatfield had a tremendous track record of serving the community and working to stimulate economic development in a regional ...

LUCRF Super appoints new asset consultant

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
... with the current provider. The $5.6 billion superannuation fund has appointed Frontier Advisors, replacing Willis Towers Watson which has worked with LUCRF Super since 2005. The move follows a full review of the fund's asset consulting requirements by ...

UK asset consultants face competition scrutiny

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... shares as well as conflicts of interest. The three largest investment consultants, Aon Hewitt, Mercer and Willis Towers Watson, responded to the report and submitted Undertakings in Lieu (UIL) designed to address the concerns. While the FCA said it welcomed ...

First Super makes board appointment

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
... executive member of the ACTU, and former National Secretary of the Australian Workers Union. First Super chief executive Bill Watson said McDine has extensive experience in serving the interests of members on super fund boards. "Scott has devoted his ...

Aussie super funds increase world ranking

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... the ranks of the world's largest pension funds, recording a 9.1% increase in growth. Research provided by Willis Towers Watson shows that of 300 pension funds listed, 16 Australian funds secured places, and 12 of those improved their ranking since 2016. ...

APRA launches inquiry into CBA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2017
... Maurice Blackburn with litigation funder IMF Bentham bank last week. Maurice Blackburn national head of class actions Andrew Watson alleged CBA shareholders suffered a significant share price drop in light of AUSTRAC's legal proceedings against the bank. ...

Government opens doors to offshore investment vehicles

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017
... opportunities to gain investment exposure to a wider range of assets. A study of global pension assets by Willis Towers Watson found that Australia was second only to the United States in its home equity bias," the draft legislation explained. When regulators ...

CBA faces shareholder class action

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2017
... drop" in light of AUSTRAC's legal proceedings against the bank. Maurice Blackburn national head of class actions Andrew Watson explained: "AUSTRAC alleges that CBA contravened the AML/CTF Act on more than 53,000 occasions. The AUSTRAC allegations are ...

BTIM appoints industry fund executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
... five years at Perpetual as head of diversified strategies and portfolio manager. He has also held roles with Willis Towers Watson and Buck Consultants. Blayney will be responsible for overseeing the management of BTIM's $7.3 billion multi asset portfolio ...

New executives to drive NGS Super growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017
... fund secretary at NESS Super since 2012 and has also previously held roles in superannuation consulting with Willis Towers Watson, Actuaries in Super and Mercer. "Angie brings a wealth of knowledge from her years at NESS Super, also in addition to her ...