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AUSCOAL mines long term returns

... performance relative to its benchmark and we believe it is well placed for the future," wrote the group's chief executive Bruce Watson at a fund newsletter. The rationale for AUSCOAL Property is the same. "While the last year has seen [fund] deliver ...

Aussie super funds leap into top 300

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2007
... Recent spectacular growth has pushed eight Australian superannuation funds into the Global 300 list, according to a new Watson Wyatt survey. Local funds grew at 68 per cent per annum in local currency terms over a three-year period, while US funds grew ...

Defined benefit super not a liability

... superannuation liability of $40 billion, the total net liability is so minimal there is no cause for concern, according to a Watson Wyatt study. The study found that of the $40 billion liability, more than $39 billion is covered by assets, leaving a ...

Inhouse investment consulting on the rise

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2007
... play a lesser role as instead it just means their role is changing, said Graeme Miller, head of investment consulting at Watson Wyatt Australia.

FF appoints Watson Wyatt head as CIO

The Future Fund has appointed David Neal, the long-time head of investment consulting at Watson Wyatt Australia, as its chief investment officer. "We are delighted to welcome David to the Fund. His experience in working with diversified, multi-manager ...

Watson Wyatt loses senior consultant to Hyperion

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2007
Former Watson Wyatt partner and senior investment consultant, Andrew Spence, will move north to join Queensland-based boutique Hyperion Asset Management as a senior portfolio manager, becoming the first new team member in 10 years. Spence resigned from ...

Watson Wyatt sharpens SRI focus

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2007
Watson Wyatt has strengthened its ethical and socially responsible investing (SRI) consulting credentials with the appointment of a specialist to the global manager research team. Jane Goodland joins the investment consulting business as a specialist ...

Private equity good for returns, not diversity: Watson Wyatt

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2007
... is about high long-term returns but its ability to add diversification to a portfolio is limited, according to a recent Watson Wyatt report. The Watson Wyatt Private Equity Explained report said that private equity as an asset class, by its very nature ...

BT replaces Intech with Watson Wyatt

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2007
BT Financial Group has contracted Watson Wyatt as an independent investment consultant and fund manager researcher, replacing Intech Investment Consultants. Stewart Brentnall, head of BT Investment Solutions, said Watson Wyatt would complement the BT ...

ARIA appoints Exec of the Year as new deputy CEO

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2007
ARIA has appointed former MTAA executive and 2006 Fund Executives Association (FEAL) Executive of the Year Paul Watson as deputy chief executive officer of the $17 billion Australian public servant super fund. Commencing on 16 July, Watson arrives after ...