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NAB boosts private equity admin

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2011
... Mellon to introduce private equity administration and middle office services for superannuation and fund managers. Leigh Watson, executive general manager in Asset Servicing, NAB, noted that the ongoing rise in super assets has led to increased allocation ...

Govt lays ground for Stronger Super

GOVT RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2011
... Slattery, SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia Peter Strong, Council of Small Business of Australia Roger Urwin, Towers Watson (UK) Pauline Vamos, Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia David Whiteley, Industry Super Network Brian Wilson ...

Large funds use scale to boost after-tax savings

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2011
... practice and, at current prices, is only cost-effective for multi-billion super funds, research shows. In its paper, Towers Watson studied how superannuation funds can follow several strategies to optimise their after-tax outcomes within an Australian ...

AvSuper appoints Russell for admin

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
... administrator - marking Russell's first mandate win for its new in-house administration model. Russell will replace Towers Watson, which outsourced its underlying administration to IBM SuperLife. AvSuper's contract award follows Russell's strategy to ...

LGsuper and City Super set merger date

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
... management during the transition. "The boards of City Super and LGsuper have appointed JP Morgan as custodian and Towers Watson as asset consultant for both funds," said Gibson. "This arrangement will take effect next calendar year, prior to the merger ...

Transition mgmt takes centre stage

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2010
... consultants will end up deciding the fate of many mandates. First State uses JANA while Health Super currently employs Towers Watson. According to Rainmaker Information, First State is much more conservative, with almost half of its assets - or $8.5 ...

Review after Military Super changes mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
Military Super's switch to Towers Watson as principle investment consultant results in a rating review for SCM Wholesale Absolute Australian Equities Fund. Last month, the government fund appointed Towers Watson as principal investment consultant in ...

Nikko snaps up Singapore fund manager

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
... into the upper echelons of the world's largest asset managers. Prior to its recent acquisition spree, a survey by Towers Watson had Nikko ranked 113th in a list of the world's top 500 fund managers. The deal gives Nikko a significant foothold in Malaysia ...

New investment consultant for MilitarySuper

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2010
Towers Watson has been appointed as the principal investment consultant for the Military Superannuation and Benefits Scheme ('MilitarySuper'). "We welcome Towers Watson as a new service provider to MilitarySuper and look forward to their contribution ...

Towers Watson looks to non-life insurance

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010