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Employers divided on internal social media effectiveness

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
... consensus as to which tools are most effective. According to a flash survey by global professional services company Towers Watson instant messaging was the most popular internal tool with 73% of employers encouraging staff to use it. But of those employers ...

Deferred annuity tax reforms safeguard retirees

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2013
... treatment of deferred lifetime annuity (DLA) products has added greater security for Australian retirees, according to Towers Watson. The new rules, if enshrined by legislation, remove inconsistencies between the manner deferred annuities are treated ...

Towers Watson builds Investment team

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
Global consultant Towers Watson has strengthened its investment team in Australia, making five appointments.. Sean Brereton has been appointed investment consultant and will be joining the Melbourne office, focusing on client consulting. Before joining ...

Legalsuper appoints Towers Watson

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
Legalsuper has appointed Towers Watson as the asset consultant for its members' $1.9 billion investment portfolio. Towers Watson has replaced JANA Investment Advisers, which had been the fund's asset consultant since 2003, following a tender process ...

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 ...