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Super SA, GESB and Telstra Super join top 300

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2010
... super funds grew 16 per cent in 2009, the fastest rate of growth in the developed world, according to the report by Towers Watson and US based Pensions & Investments. In the five years to the December 2009, in US dollar terms. Brazilian funds grew 24 ...

Australia's funds industry lacks leadership

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2010
... is badly let down by its poor leadership, said Roger Urwin, global head of investment content at asset consultant Towers Watson. Urwin, speaking at the Fund Executives Association Limited (FEAL) annual conference earlier this month, said this has resulted ...

AUSCOAL goes live on Bluedoor

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010
... an electronic format. The implementation has the capacity to transform the industry fund's service platform, said Bruce Watson, chief executive officer, AUSCOAL Super. "We completed a data migration to our new system and it's all gone according to plan. ...

Acadian strategy gains super and pension mandates

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2010
... volatility concept because we expect it will reduce the risk within our portfolio without sacrificing returns," said Bruce Watson, chief executive at AUSCOAL Super.

AUSCOAL Super chief wins award

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
Bruce Watson, the head of the super fund billed as one of the top 50 employers in Australia, was named the 2010 Fund Executive of the Year for his achievements in superannuation. The award was handed last night in a dinner reception by the Fund Executive ...

NRL stars join Auscoal Super

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2010
... will join the industry super fund's relationship team in charge of advice and solutions for Auscoal Super employers. Bruce Watson, chief executive of Auscoal Super, said the team will be a "vital touch point" to some of Australia's largest coal employers. ...

GESB can manage tougher measures on capital reserves

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2010
... can price for a contribution to a risk reserve yet still remain low cost to members." Similarly, asset consultant Towers Watson supports the Cooper Review's recommendation. "We support these measures as a means of enhancing the security of members' benefits ...

ESSSuper drops VFMC for Towers Watson

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2010
The $15 billion Victoria-based ESSSuper has appointed Towers Watson as its new investment adviser for the fund's accumulation assets, terminating its previous contract with VFMC, which will still be the adviser for the fund's defined benefit investments. ...

Korea's big four dominate pensions

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2010
... half of all funded corporate pension assets in the country, and account for KRW 7 trillion of assets, according to Towers Watson's Korea Pension Report. The new report covers 53 service providers including banks, insurers and securities firms. The report ...

LUCRF Super appoints global eq managers

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2010
... international equities sector undertaken by LUCRF's internal investment team in conjunction with its consultant Towers Watson. This review follows the Australian Equity review conducted by LUCRF in November last year. The restructure has led to a reduction ...