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Towers Watson sees spike in smart beta uptake

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
Asset consultant Towers Watson saw client global uptake of smart beta investment strategies more than double in 2013 to $11 billion in new investments. This compares with around $5 billion new investments the previous year. Overall, Towers Watson's ...

Towers Watson names global head of investments

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
Towers Watson has appointed Chris Ford to the UK-based role of global head of its investment business, following the departure of Carl Hess from the role. Hess, who held the position from 2008, will remain at Towers Watson and become managing director ...

Australia's pension pool fastest growing in the world

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
... superannuation assets has grown faster than any other pension fund pool in the world over the last 10 years, according to Towers Watson's Global Pensions Asset Study 2014. The study showed found that the pool of assets has grown by 14% a year since the ...

Asset owners must embrace change

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
... adaptable approach to governance if they are to keep up with the pace of change in the investment industry, according to Towers Watson global head of Investment Content Roger Urwin. In a recent article in Towers Watson's annual Global Investment Matters ...

Ibbotson appoints regional CIO

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
... Kingdom included roles in manager research with investment consultant Lane Clark & Peacock and as an investment analyst with Watson Wyatt.

Towers Watson adds five to investment team

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2013
Towers Watson has made five new appointments to its Australian investment team in response to an expanding client base. Two of the five are investment consultants: Craig Mercer and Sean O'Shea. Mercer will take on the role of senior hedge funds and ...

Digital shift leaves industry funds behind

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
... tablets, only 8% of industry and corporate funds have an application suitable for these gadgets, according to a Towers Watson survey. Today, about 65% of online Australians use social media and 75% of them log on from a smartphone, recent Sensis research ...

Super funds sluggish on technology

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
... slow off the mark in developing their technological capabilities in engaging with members, according to a study by Towers Watson. The survey found that small to medium sized funds have been particularly sluggish, with only 14% improving their technological ...

MetLife poised to enter DLA market

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
... discussed the possibility of introducing DLAs into default superannuation options. Andrew Boal, managing director of Towers Watson, said that if this was going to happen, it would not be straight away. "Before we introduce them into defaults, I think ...

Industry super trustees lack investment experience

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2013
... hands-off approach to investment decisions if they want to be regarded as having best practice governance, according to Towers Watson global head of investment content Roger Urwin. The governance expert said superannuation boards have come a long way ...