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FEAL launches super mentoring initiative

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... as mentors including Michael Dwyer, chief executive of First State Super; David Elia, chief executive of HostPLUS; Bruce Watson, chief executive at AUSCOAL Superannuation and Anne-Maree Corboy, chief executive at HESTA. Mentors will offer their time ...

Five Oceans CIO steps down

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
... position within the firm to enable a smooth transition in his responsibilities. Portfolio managers Kim Tracey and Piers Watson will assume investment management responsibility for the Five Oceans World Fund. "While I continue to support Five Oceans ...

First Super names CEO

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
First Super has appointed a new chief executive. Bill Watson has worked in senior roles at a number of specialist consultancy firms during his career and joins First Super from management consultant Evans and Peck where he was a principal. He also worked ...

Flight to SMSFs reshape super mindset

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013
... before reaching retirement, according to figures released by Hostplus executive manager of Member Choice and Advice Paul Watson. The same research forecasts that about $38 billion will move this year from traditional super funds and into SMSFs. Speaking ...

Fund stalwarts draw $6bn in Aus equities mandates

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2013
... investment officers are facing increased regulatory and commercial pressure to keep the headline cost to members down, Towers Watson senior investment consultant Tim Unger says it is surprising that active portfolios have been so dominant. "There's clearly ...

CORRECTION: Unfair 2-and-20 fees cast shadow over future of VCs

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013
... in MySuper where we are excluded from the asset class, how bad is that as an outcome for members and investors?" Towers Watson head of portfolio construction Ross Barry said that the general partner model does not work for institutional investors and ...

Asset diversification gathers momentum

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... into alternative assets, increasingly via direct funds rather than funds of funds, according to global data from Towers Watson. The data shows that in 2012 its clients - which include pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and insurance companies - allocated ...

Bibby appoints new sales manager

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... of which was spent in the debtor finance industry," commented Bibby Financial Services Asia Pacific chief executive Ian Watson. "He has a thorough knowledge of business lending and has demonstrated the ability to provide strong leadership, strategic ...

Fewer asset consultants dominate super fund space

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
... they want to or not, according to research from Rainmaker Information. Asset consultants such as Jana, Frontier and Towers Watson, have historically been one of the central gatekeepers in influencing super funds' choice of manager and investment strategy. ...

Australia becomes fourth largest pension pool

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
... world's fourth largest pension pool after superannuation assets relative to GDP rose to 101% in 2012, according to a Towers Watson report. According to the Towers Watson Global Pension Assets Study, Australian superannuation assets relative to GDP rose ...