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Age Pension must be factored into retirement income

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
Australians should factor in the Age Pension when looking at their projected retirement income, according to global professional services firm, Towers Watson. "Superannuation Guarantee increases notwithstanding, the Age Pension will continue to provide ...

MLC internally promotes new group insurance GM

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... manager, people and culture reporting directly to chief executive, Steve Tucker. Prior to working with MLC, Beer was at Tower Australia for seven years where she held roles including head of risk, planning and analysis, chief risk officer and chief actuary. ...

Aust investment managers climb global ranks

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2011
Total global AUM hits US$64.7 trillion with Australian investment managers responsible for US$847 billion, a massive 49% increase since 2007, according to Towers Watson and Pension & Investments. Research by Towers Watson and Pension & Investments has ...

Guardian Advice appoints new WA state manager

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
... the last five years, King has also held business development and sales management roles with insurance companies BT and Tower. "Out-going State Manager Mike Davis has done a great job for the business and I hope to build on what he has achieved to help ...

Towers Watson acquires NY investment adviser

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
Towers Watson New York investment business has acquired insurance advisory specialist, WellsCanning. As a result of the acquisition, WellsCanning clients will gain access to Towers Watson's consulting, analytical and research capabilities for asset ...

Instos urged to grab sovereign debt chance

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
Institutional investors can profit from the European sovereign debt crisis by putting together a diversified portfolio of credit and capitalising on a more favourable risk reward profile, said Towers Watson's global head of fixed income manager research. ...

Towers Watson Investment adds to research team

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
Towers Watson has continued to expand its Australian Investment team with the appointment of a new investment analyst. Brian Sparkes joins the investment team where he will focus on Australian equity research. Sparkes' most recent role was with Genesys ...

Sustainability already impacting investments

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
Australian investment will feel the impact of sustainability within five years with risks and opportunities to impact, according to Jane Goodland, global head of sustainability at Towers Watson. Macro trends including demographic changes such as ageing ...

Bendigo Wealth strengthens distribution capabilities

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
... Australia, where he was the national sales manager - employer superannuation and with Heine Funds Management, Citibank, Tower Australia and Asgard Wealth Management. Joshua Parisotto has joined Bendigo Wealth as senior manager, business partner services ...

Australian funds lead global asset growth

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
Australia now has four representatives in the top 100 global institutional funds ranked by Towers Watson, as the super system drives superior growth to the rest of the world. According to a research study conducted by Towers Watson and US investment ...