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Inflation weighing on next generation of retirees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024
... believing it would be hard to make ends meet without benefits. Natixis country head of Australia and New Zealand Louise Watson said Gen X is highly in need of financial advice. "Gen X are facing a complex set of circumstances that perhaps make them the ...

Industry Super Australia names new chair

ELIZABETH FRY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2024
... engagement, policy and advocacy. He was appointed to the chief member officer role just eight months ago, replacing Paul Watson, who resigned from the super fund after 12 years in the role. Before joining Hostplus, Mecchi worked in senior marketing and ...

Average super balances fall

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2024
... Rushcutters, Point Piper (NSW) - $269,777 Hawksburn, Toorak (VIC) - $266,020 Bellevue Hill (NSW) - $245,728 Dover Heights, HMAS Watson, Rose Bay, North Vaucluse, Watsons Bay (NSW) - $239,974 Portsea (VIC) - $221,867 Coasters Retreat, Currawong Beach ...

Annual MAX Awards celebrates best in industry

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024
... Financial also took home two gongs, winning Marketing Campaign of the Year - industry, and its head of distribution Michael Watson winning Executive of the Year - Distribution. In the agency categories, Insignia Financial and Ptarmigan Media won Agency ...

Koda Capital poaches five JBWere advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2024
... Talbot spent more than 23 years at NAB's JBWere where he was most recently a director and senior wealth adviser. Elizabeth Watson joins Sydney-based Koda as a partner and adviser after spending eight years at JBWere. Caitlin Laffey, who spent nearly ...

Another corporate fund bites the dust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024
... following a review, Nissan Motor Co. has decided to cease its contributions to the plan. As such, its trustee Willis Towers Watson will terminate the fund, effective July 31. "The decision was not an easy one for Nissan and was made after careful consideration ...

Loomis Sayles brings global bond fund to Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024
... dislocation, to find great value for our clients." Natixis Investment Managers country head of Australia and New Zealand Louise Watson said Loomis Sayles is a leading name in fixed income. She noted that the strategy is popular with institutional clients ...

WTW to launch dedicated private equity fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024
Willis Towers Watson (WTW) is planning to launch a new fund that will invest in private equity opportunities including co-investments. This new private equity fund, the WTW Private Equity Access Fund (WTW PEAF), will be the first time that the asset ...

Senior equity manager exits Cbus

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
... program. Before joining the superannuation fund, Weickart spent seven years as a senior investment consultant at Willis Towers Watson for manager research. She started her investment career at Ipac Securities where she worked for 11 years as an investment ...

Super funds captivated by equities: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
... on equities for the last decade compared to their global peers, a new study reveals. The latest study by Willis Towers Watson's Thinking Ahead Institute finds that Australia's superannuation funds continue to cleave to equites for superior returns. The ...