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Centuria creates key roles to support growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
... increase the manager's reach among independent investors, advisers and dealer groups. Centuria has also appointed Brad Watson as head of distribution and investor relations for its property funds division. Watson will be responsible for equity raising ...

High-calibre superannuation: 2014 CIO and COO Award recipients announced

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... Lundy of Retirement Benefits Fund. The trio are exemplars in their field. Spence built his industry cred while at Towers Watson while Dr. Lundy has been assessing multi-manager portfolios since the mid-1990s, before it was 'the thing' to do in Australia. ...

Wilson HTM reveals details of business transformation

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2014
... Erica Lane, the only woman in the board, will not seek re-election as a director "due to other commitments." Director Alan Watson has been appointed lead independent director and the company has started a process to recruit two new independent directors. ...

Nikko AM adds senior executives to global team

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
... years of experience in the financial industry and has worked for UBS Global Asset Management and Towers Perrin (now Towers Watson). He was most recently a partner at Ardevora Asset Management. Charles Allard will be based in Hong Kong and has been appointed ...

First Super to vote against CBA board members

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2014
... Inman. "Directors who served on the board during this time must be held accountable," First Super chief executive Bill Watson said, in reference to the financial planning scandals at CBA that prompted a Senate inquiry and forced the bank to set up a ...

Lonsec acquires van Eyk's iRate business

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
... of iRate will save Lonsec "at least eighteen months of development time and testing," general manager of technology Alex Watson said. "We were recruited to bring to market a series of integrated platforms that would allow advisors, fund managers, superannuation ...

In-housing creating consultant uncertainty

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
... fund investment teams, with a variety of strategies emerging. At its recent annual Ideas Exchange in Melbourne, Towers Watson addressed superannuation fund CIOs some of whom have bolstered their internal investment capabilities. The asset consultant ...

Towers Watson launches Thinking Ahead Institute

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
Towers Watson has launched a global not-for profit organisation aimed at "influencing change in the investment world to improve the provision of savings." Dubbed the Thinking Ahead Institute, it is open to asset owners, investment managers and other ...

Wilson HTM to split funds management, stockbroking arms

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2014
... business. The transition to an independent securities business will be led by Wilson HTM commercial asset manager Alan Watson. Watson has been appointed lead independent director and the company has started a process to recruit two additional independent ...

Active management offers little value: Towers Watson

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
... getting little value from active management and must focus on total returns to remain competitive, according to Towers Watson global head of investment Chris Ford. Speaking at the 2014 Towers Watson Ideas Exchange in Melbourne yesterday, Ford said that ...