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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
... have 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 ...

AFA nominates 2008 Rising Star

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
... Brad Fox: Total Financial Solutions A, Suzanne Miskell: Total Financial Solutions A, Sarah Riegelhuth: Synchron A, Ryan Watson: Synchron A, Aaron Zelman: Apogee Financial Planning These finalists will be judged in four key areas: provision of advice ...

Military Super names Watson as new chief

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2008
Military Super has appointed ARIA's deputy chief Paul Watson as its new head, effective next month. Watson takes on the new post after spending just over a year at ARIA, where he joined as deputy chief last July. Prior to joining ARIA, he was the deputy ...

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 ...

WW opens Aus portfolio construction shop

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2008
Watson Wyatt Australia has hired former Intech CIO Hugh Dougherty and promoted Michael Blayney to head a new division that taps into the company's global portfolio construction research. The firm's Australian Portfolio Construction Group (PCG) complements ...

AUSCOAL switches to weekly

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
... of their super, and we're offering scaleable, commission free financial advice," said the fund's chief executive Bruce Watson. The fund's membership base grew by as much as 10 per cent in the past year. "Our success during this period lies with our staff...and ...

Aussie super funds lead pension growth

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
... fastest growing in the world, rising at an average compound annual growth rate of 17 per cent. The Pensions & Investments/Watson Wyatt global 300 ranking study found that while Australian super funds accounted for only two per cent of the total assets ...