Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 381 - 390 of 890 results for "Tower"

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 ...

Executive appointment round-up

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
The biggest industry moves this week are Cbus' appointment of an executive manager of employer experience and a new senior consultant at Towers Watson. Cbus appoints new executive manager - Jarrod Coysh, who was most recently with Westpac, joins the ...

Towers Watson hires senior consultant

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
... the role on 13 July and specialises in liquid diversifying strategies. O'Gorman was previously managing director of Round Tower Solutions, a boutique consultancy focused on investment governance, process improvement, and product management. Prior to ...

Australian alternatives assets top $250 billion

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2015
Assets managed by the top 25 alternative investment managers in Australia has grown to more than US$250 billion ($338 billion), according to the latest survey by Towers Watson and the Financial Times. Macquarie in particular has benefitted from a shift ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... weaker yen, hopes for corporate earnings and the Bank of Japan's ultra-loose monetary policy. WELLINGTON - General insurer Tower has led the New Zealand share market's benchmark index higher after lifting its dividend. The NZX 50 Index nudged up 0.87 ...