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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 ...

WW revises structure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2008
Watson Wyatt rejigged its management structure along global lines resulting in Hugh Dougherty appointed Australian regional manager of research. The structure means Craig Baker becomes the global head of manager research and global head of hedge fund ...

WW names top fund managers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2008
... Macquarie Bank Group and AMP were among Australia's funds management firms to be included in the Pensions & Investments/Watson Wyatt World 500 rankings last year. Among the top 500, 15 Australian managers made the cut, making up one per cent of the total ...

DC pension risk reviews flawed

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2008
Watson Wyatt research revealed less than one fifth of defined contribution (DC) pension schemes carried out a risk assessment in the last 12 months despite continued bad markets. Gary Smith, Watson Wyatt senior DC consultant, said this number of risk ...