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Macquarie and CBA in global top 100

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
... 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 Watson World 500, Macquarie was the fastest climber having ...

Swiss Re to use artificial intelligence in underwriting

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
Swiss Re has announced it will partner with IBM to make use of its Watson artificial intelligence technology. The first Swiss Re business line to use this "cognitive computing" service will be life and health reinsurance, and according to Swiss Re's ...

Industry fund to double investment team

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
... returns, and not just fees, front of mind." The investment team expansion follows news in September that chief executive Bruce Watson will leave the fund this year.

Towers Watson boosts hedge fund research team

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015
Towers Watson has appointed three people to its global hedge fund research division, including a senior investment consultant in Sydney. Aongus O'Gorman joins Towers Watson's team in Sydney from boutique consultancy Round Tower Solutions, where he was ...

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 ...

Super trustees get a handle on retirement income

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
... 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 assist super fund trustees assess retirement product ...

Chief executive departs mine industry super fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
... new chief executive after announcing the departure of its current leader. Mine Wealth + Wellbeing chief executive Bruce Watson will leave over the coming months after 23 years of service to the superannuation needs of Australia's mining community. He ...

First State Super appoints ex-Barclays risk head

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
... he will report to chief risk officer Suzette Thurman. Earlier in September, FSS made the Pensions & Investments/Towers Watson top 100 pension funds list in the 96th place, along with other Australian funds including the Future Fund, AustralianSuper ...

TAL, Zurich dominate life awards

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
... premiums, along with 50,000 different benefit options across different insurance products. Canstar research manager Mitchell Watson added that "reporting on the performance of the life insurance sector for the period ending 31 December 2014, APRA's figures ...

Aussie super funds in top 100

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
... 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 both the Future Fund (29) and AustralianSuper (43) improving ...