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AUSCOAL wins regional Australia gong

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2009
... attributed to an outstanding workforce with a thorough knowledge of the challenges and issues faced by its members," said Bruce Watson, chief executive of AUSCOAL Super. "We have a number of employees who worked in the mines themselves, or have strong ...

Martin Currie hires BDM for Asia

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2009
... China, Taiwan and Hong Kong institutional business development at Vanguard Investments and, prior to that, he worked at Watson Wyatt Worldwide. Based in Singapore, Ee Fang will be responsible for client service and business development in Asia. He reports ...

Lucky country

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2009
... currency terms in the past five years, posting the highest growth in assets than any other country, research shows. The Watson Wyatt and Pensions & Investments research found Asia Pacific pension funds recorded the highest compound annual growth rate ...

Clock ticking for UK defined benefit schemes

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2009
... close them to all employees in the next three years, forcing employees to rely on defined contribution schemes instead. Watson Wyatt research found more than one million employees using a defined benefit pension may be forced to switch to a defined contribution ...

ESSSuper reviews Aussie eq, eyes alternatives

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
... June last year, noted data from Rainmaker Information. The changes were set into motion following a review conducted with Watson Wyatt and VFMC. The fund is also looking to diversify its asset base by investing in products that look to provide a growth ...

Managed accounts firm ramps up ESG

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2009
... on the hunt for boutique Australian equities managers. The firm is currently engaged in talks with consultants including Watson Wyatt and Van Eyk to win more insto mandates.

Instos target medium term strategies

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2009
Watson Wyatt is experiencing an increase in the number of institutional clients looking to adopt a dynamic strategic asset allocation - a strategy that could provide over 1 per cent outperformance to a client's long-term investment strategy. A dynamic ...

Watson Wyatt wins HSBC pension admin

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2009
HSBC Bank Pension Trust, one of the largest private sector pension schemes in the UK, appointed Watson Wyatt as administrator. The fund hired Watson Wyatt to provide accounting and treasury services in addition to administration in the first quarter ...

Instos reverse traction in alternatives

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
... trillion in 2008 - a stark contrast to the 40 per cent growth from 2007, new research shows. According to global research by Watson Wyatt in conjunction with the Financial Times, alternative investments dipped 1 per cent last year, contrasting with a ...

AvSuper appoints JANA

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009
... consultants. JANA was selected from a final shortlist which included the incumbent, Russell Investments, in addition to Watson Wyatt and CPG Research and Advisory. "AvSuper has been reviewing key outsourcing arrangements to ensure that the quality and ...