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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 ...

Speed bumps to annuities

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
... stifling growth and innovation in annuities - affecting how super funds can address longevity risk, according to a Towers Watson report. Under the current tax and the age pension means test provisions, deferred lifetime annuities are penalised during ...

AUSCOAL adds Copper Rock and Putnam

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
... process. "The depth of Putnam's team and their expertise in securitised loans was particularly attractive to AUSCOAL Super," Watson said. AUSCOAL sourced the allocated funds from a combination of redeeming an existing $360 million mandate with Alliance ...

No risk of a double-dip recession: survey

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
Fund managers are bullish on global equities for the rest of the year, according to research firm Towers Watson. The firm surveyed 141 investment managers around the world who make decisions on more than $16 trillion worth of assets under management. ...

Towers Watson builds investment team

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
Towers Watson Investment has expanded its Australian investment team by four with plans to add another two within months. Former head of Mercer's New Zealand Retirement /Actuarial Consulting business, Paul Newfield is assuming the role of senior investment ...

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 ...