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WW adds new portfolio advisory role

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2009
Watson Wyatt has hired Peter Ryan-Kane to fill a new role as head of portfolio advisory across Asia Pacific. Ryan-Kane returns to the global consulting firm after more than two years at Credit Suisse working across product development, investment solutions ...

IMCA debates investment risk

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
... Abley, Head of Investment Consulting, MLC; Ross Barry, Head of Portfolio Construction and Diversity (Australia), Watson Wyatt and Simon Doyle, Head of Fixed Income & Multi-Asset, Schroder Investment Management. Rounding up the list are Simon Eagleton ...

ML downsizes private equity team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
... private equity investments typically range from $250 million to $750 million, the website noted. The reports follow Watson Wyatt research in November last year that found deal volumes in leveraged buy-outs (LBOs) dropped 70 per cent globally in the second ...

Australia faces financial hub contender

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
... executive of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees. Reynolds' statement is backed by new research from Watson Wyatt noting Australia's pension assets' compound annual growth rate until 2007 remained the highest at 12 per cent, compared ...

FMs predict comeback by 2012

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2009
A Watson Wyatt survey of global fund managers representing more than $14 trillion found most respondents expect stock markets to return to historical levels by 2012. The global survey, conducted last month, also found sentiment on this year's market ...

Lay-by age pension to plug savings gap

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2008
... Pension and 'longevity insurance' products. A panel of industry experts from Mercer, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) and Watson Wyatt gathered at an Institute of Actuaries briefing last week to discuss the ideas they submitted to the Harmer Review to help ...

If in doubt, stop securities lending: WW

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
Watson Wyatt Australia is advising its clients to suspend securities lending activity if they are in any doubt of their guidelines and arrangements with their lending agent. In a note to clients, the firm asserts that the risk reward trade off around ...

Sustainable property boosts returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
... factors to boost the relative value of their projects and lift rental returns. Simon Theresia, investment consultant at Watson Wyatt, said, "We believe sustainability will have more influence on investment returns in future, impacting rental values ...

WW opens pension info site

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2008
Watson Wyatt is launching an online education service for employers and pension scheme trustees to better communicate with employees after a report found companies are alarmed with the lack of engagement with staff. The 'Be in touch' online tool can ...

Make or break for PE managers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2008
... to front up more of their own capital to finance new deals as funding in leveraged buy-outs dry up, according to a Watson Wyatt report. The Watson Wyatt report found deal volumes in leveraged buy outs (LBOs) fell by 70 per cent in the second quarter ...