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QIC hires investment director

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
... real estate executive committee. QIC is the 235th largest asset manager in the world, according to a recent Willis Towers Watson joint survey based on 2019 assets.

TelstraSuper appoints head of equities

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
... fund's chief investment officer Graeme Miller, who has held the role since May 2016 when he joined from Willis Towers Watson. "With effect from January, Australian equities and International equities will be managed by a single team and Dominique ...

WTW calls for more investment in China

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has called for greater investment in China despite rising tensions between Australia and China which has led to several trade disputes and ongoing vitriol between leaders. The two research papers from WTW said Chinese assets ...

Should remote employees be paid less?

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020
... US employers say they plan to pay employees based on the location of remote workers for all jobs in 2021. Willis Towers Watson surveyed 344 organisations in North America with 4.83 million employees between October 6 and 21. About 14% worked in financial ...

World largest asset owners increase ESG, AUM

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... Pension Fund of Norway at US$1.06 trillion and China Investment Corporation at $940 billion. Furthermore, Willis Towers Watson Australia head of strategic advisory Jessica Melville said asset owners continue to have more influence compared to asset managers ...

Franklin Templeton shuffles distribution team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... alternatives. Walsh has been with Franklin Templeton for two and a half years, after an 11 year career at Willis Towers Watson and five years at K2 Advisors. This sees the departure of head of retail Manny Damianakis, who joined Franklin Templeton in ...

Culture creates better outcomes: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... makers from 15 investment organisations with assets under management over US$8.5 trillion, undertaken by Willis Towers Watson, reveals 89% of respondents believe culture is more important than business strategy for outcomes. In addition, 80% consider ...

Rice Warner hires fintech, product data lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
... financial services industry includes working at EY as an actuarial consultant, and at Zurich Financial Services, Willis Towers Watson and Westpac as an intern. Chief executive Andrew Boal commented that the fintech and product data team will strengthen ...

Aussie asset managers fourth-fastest in global growth

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
... global peers, clocking in 11.9% in compounded annual growth over the last five years, says a new report from Willis Towers Watson. Willis Towers Watson's Thinking Ahead Institute published a joint study of the world's 500 largest managers based on 2019 ...

Willis Towers Watson director departs for LIC

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... invests in water rights, venture capital, growth capital and private real estate. During her decade with Willis Towers Watson, Zinurova worked across multiple continents - New York, London and Sydney - where she specialized in real assets investments. ...