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ML downsizes private equity team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
... firm's 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 ...

AUSCOAL overhauls insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2009
... mining industry AUSCOAL Super has restructured its insurance to offer members scaleable, age-based cover. According to Bruce Watson, chief executive of AUSCOAL, the new default arrangement means the fund has moved from providing all active members $50,000 ...

Australia faces financial hub contender

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
... chief 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 ...

UK coalition pushes responsible investment cause

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
... McFall, Trade Union Congress (TUC) general secretary Brendan Barber and Hermes Stewardship Services founder David Pitt-Watson, urges pension funds and government to play a role in developing a sustainable financial system. The group acknowledged recent ...

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 ...

Pengana wins $50m Auscoal mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
... due diligence Auscoal Super chose to invest in the Pengana Global Volatility Fund for a number of reasons", says Bruce Watson, chief executive of Auscoal Super. "We look for highly skilled investment managers and this investment backs the experience ...

Lay-by age pension to plug savings gap

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2008
... Age 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 ...

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 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2008
... Annual Coal Seam Gas and Coal Mine Methane Conference begins in Brisbane. Transfield Services Ltd managing director Peter Watson will address an American Chamber of Commerce in Australia lunch. The local market closed slightly higher on Monday. The benchmark ...

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 ...