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Macquarie and CBA in global top 100

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
Macquarie and Commonwealth Bank are the only Australian companies to have made it into the top 100 largest fund managers globally, according to a survey by Pensions & Investments and Towers Watson. Of the top 50 managers in the annual Pensions & Investments/Towers ...

Towers Watson boosts hedge fund research team

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015
... senior investment consultant in Sydney. Aongus O'Gorman joins Towers Watson's team in Sydney from boutique consultancy Round Tower Solutions, where he was managing director. O'Gorman will cover a range of hedge fund and other diversifying strategies. ...

Towers Watson wins public sector fund mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
Towers Watson has been appointed as the asset consultant to a public sector fund's investment portfolio after a tender process. WA Super chief executive John McNally said the $2.5 billion fund chose Towers Watson to provide investment consulting "given ...

Frontier Advisors appoints former Mercer principal

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
Frontier Advisors has attracted a former Mercer principal as a senior consultant amid plans to increase the independent firm's retirement solutions advice. Joining Frontier Advisors and leading its Retirement Solutions Group from 19 October will be ...

Super trustees get a handle on retirement income

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
Superannuation fund trustees have been provided a helping hand in the constant battle to manage members' retirement income. Global professional services company Towers Watson has launched a Retirement Strategy Appraisal (RSA) framework that aims to ...

First State Super appoints ex-Barclays risk head

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
First State Super (FSS) has appointed a new head of investment risk. Robert Sortwell joins FSS from Barclays Investment Bank, where he was head of risk for the fund solutions group within the Barclays Capital business. Prior to that role, he was a senior ...

Aussie super funds in top 100

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
UniSuper has crept in to the world's top 100 retirement savings funds, joining four 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 ...

Mercer appoints marketing chief

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
Mercer has appointed a new chief customer and marketing officer. Renee McGowan joins the Pacific leadership team from a previous position at Mercer, where she was customer service and advice leader. She has held multiple roles at Mercer since joining ...

Perpetual's acquisition of The Trust Company pays off

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
Perpetual Private's profit before tax was up 74% for the year to 30 June 2015, with the parent company registering a net profit after tax 50% higher. "The result was boosted by the acquisition of The Trust Company, growth in new high net worth clients ...

LUCRF investment head departs

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2015
LUCRF Super head of investments Martin Drew will leave the fund on August 21. Drew made the decision in light of his wife's deteriorating neuropathic disorder. He said leaving LUCRF will enable him to provide her full-time care. "It's sad to see a talented ...