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First Super awards ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2023
... in particular the back of a number of controversies in Australia over the last decade," First Super chief executive Bill Watson told FS Sustainability. "Whether it's Dominos and underpayment of workers, 7-11, Qantas contracting out pretty much all ...

Corporate fund transfers members to ART

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... completing it in April. The decision to transfer the 30-year-old fund followed a review by Oracle's trustee Willis Towers Watson of both the Oracle plan and other superannuation funds. It cited the enhanced members' services and options a merger ...

Fund selectors insulating portfolios, embrace active management: Natixis IM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2023
... seek out and respond to investment opportunities as they arise," Natixis IM country head Australia and New Zealand Louise Watson said. Market conditions are volatile so it's important investors review their portfolios and work with financial advisers ...

Australia survives global pension rout

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023
Amid the largest drop in global pension assets since the GFC, Australian super funds held steady with lower bond allocations and Super Guarantee flows. Global pension assets had their largest annual decline since the GFC, dropping 16.7% to $47.9 trillion ...

abrdn head of Aussie equities departs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2023
The head of Australian equities at abrdn, Michelle Lopez, has left to pursue other interests, according to the asset manager. Lopez ran the local equities team for nearly four years after being promoted from deputy head in 2019. Joining abrdn in 2004 ...

WTW combines Australasia, Asia operations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023
Willis Towers Watson will combine its Australasia and Asia businesses, appointing a head of Asia Pacific to lead it. Announcing the move, the consultant said the creation of a single APAC business will help unlock potential synergies across markets ...

Prime Super appoints new board directors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2023
... Frontier principal consultant and head of investment governance Brett Lazarides and former Haileybury dean of staff Gavin Watson; they joined the fund on 1 January 2019. Prime Super chair Nigel Alexander thanked Lazarides and Watson for their contribution ...

What you read in 2022

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2022
... employees of Incitec Pivot Limited, an ASX-listed manufacturer of explosives, fertilisers and industrial chemicals. Towers Watson Superannuation is currently the fund's trustee. Established in 2006, IPE Super's membership has steadily declined ...

Six local funds in world's top 100: Study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022
There are six Australian entities in the top 100 asset owners by size, according to Willis Towers Watson's Thinking Ahead Institute. According to new research, total assets held by the globe's 100 largest owners is up 9% since the end of 2021 to US$26 ...

Natixis takes on Investors Mutual distribution team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2022
... Natixis is excited to welcome a great team of individuals from IML, Natixis country head for Australia and New Zealand Louise Watson said. "We want to combine our expertise in the region by offering a competitive and market leading platform that will ...