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Sustainability already impacting investments

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
... 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 populations, immigration, changing landscapes, land use, changing ...

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 ...

Towers Watson grows team after benefiting from super mergers

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
Towers Watson has so far been a net beneficiary from the spate of superannuation fund mergers, while acknowledging that consolidation presents the biggest single threat to the changing world of asset consulting. The firm, itself a product of a merger ...

Instos go direct as hedge funds industry moves

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2011
... define interaction with the bottom up manager selection." Ross Barry, head of portfolio construction and diversity, Towers Watson, said there has been a notable recent trend for Australian institutions to invest more directly into hedge funds rather ...

Consultant warns super funds on alternative rush

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
... assets" thin on the ground and often overpriced, according to investment consultant Chris Condon. A recent study by Towers Watson showed that allocations to alternative assets now account for 19% of global pension fund assets, up from 5% in 1996. Australian ...

Super funds chase CPI linked assets

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... alternatives, a class that has swelled to US$952 billion among global pension funds. According to a global research study by Towers Watson, in conjunction with UK newspaper Financial Times, alternative assets managed by global fund managers on behalf ...

Equities don't work in retirement

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
... superannuation assets are held in equities. While this is only slightly ahead of the world average, based on the 2011 Towers Watson Global Pension Assets Survey, Australian superannuation funds hold only 12 per cent of their assets in bonds compared ...

Super merger on track

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
Towers Watson has been retained by Queensland funds City Super and LGsuper, which are on course to complete their merger by the end of June. The funds said they have appointed service providers for the merged business and have opted to continue with ...

Super mergers drive new trends in asset consulting

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... a rapidly evolving investment market. Over the last two years, Frontier Investment Consulting, Jana, Mercer and Towers Watson have all invested in new personnel and targeted new asset classes and risk management practices in the fields of infrastructure ...

Former MilitarySuper chief joins HOSTPLUS

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
HOSTPLUS sharpens focus on product and service development with the appointment of Paul Watson as executive manager, member and consumer choice. Watson is responsible for producing and implementing the $9 billion hospitality and tourism fund's strategic ...