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New investment consultant for MilitarySuper

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2010
Towers Watson has been appointed as the principal investment consultant for the Military Superannuation and Benefits Scheme ('MilitarySuper'). "We welcome Towers Watson as a new service provider to MilitarySuper and look forward to their contribution ...

Towers Watson looks to non-life insurance

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010

Aussie fund managers outside top 100

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2010
... managers have once again failed to crack the world's top 100, new figures show. According to a study conducted by Towers Watson and Pension & Investments magazine, there are 15 Australian fund managers in the top 500 globally, but none in the top 100. ...

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board upgrades tech

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2010
... The $130 billion Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), the world's 12th largest pension fund according to Towers Watson, has gone live with SimCorp Dimension, as it undergoes the process of internalising portfolio recordkeeping, accounting and ...

Super SA, GESB and Telstra Super join top 300

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2010
... super funds grew 16 per cent in 2009, the fastest rate of growth in the developed world, according to the report by Towers Watson and US based Pensions & Investments. In the five years to the December 2009, in US dollar terms. Brazilian funds grew 24 ...

Australia's funds industry lacks leadership

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2010
... is badly let down by its poor leadership, said Roger Urwin, global head of investment content at asset consultant Towers Watson. Urwin, speaking at the Fund Executives Association Limited (FEAL) annual conference earlier this month, said this has resulted ...

GESB can manage tougher measures on capital reserves

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2010
... can price for a contribution to a risk reserve yet still remain low cost to members." Similarly, asset consultant Towers Watson supports the Cooper Review's recommendation. "We support these measures as a means of enhancing the security of members' benefits ...

ESSSuper drops VFMC for Towers Watson

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2010
The $15 billion Victoria-based ESSSuper has appointed Towers Watson as its new investment adviser for the fund's accumulation assets, terminating its previous contract with VFMC, which will still be the adviser for the fund's defined benefit investments. ...

Korea's big four dominate pensions

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2010
... half of all funded corporate pension assets in the country, and account for KRW 7 trillion of assets, according to Towers Watson's Korea Pension Report. The new report covers 53 service providers including banks, insurers and securities firms. The report ...

LUCRF Super appoints global eq managers

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2010
... international equities sector undertaken by LUCRF's internal investment team in conjunction with its consultant Towers Watson. This review follows the Australian Equity review conducted by LUCRF in November last year. The restructure has led to a reduction ...