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PASF hires Outlook for advice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
... investment manager, a former chief investment officer of a $9 billion UK pension fund. In addition, PASF recently hired Watson Wyatt as its asset consultant and selected JP Morgan as its global custodian. Megan Bolton, PASF chief executive, said the ...

FTSE100 pensions in the red

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2008
Watson Wyatt found FTSE100 companies' pension funds turned a combined $48 billion surplus a month ago into a $16.5 billion deficit last month due to the double whammy of stock market falls and high inflation. Rashpal Bhabra, Watson Wyatt head of corporate ...

PASF recruits UK pension CIO

... grocery giant Sainsbury. The fund has also made two new external service provider appointments. Starting next month, Watson Wyatt will be the fund's asset consultant (replacing JANA and van Eyk) with a mandate to provide full investment consulting advice ...

Pension alternatives investments top $860bn

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2008
... largest investment managers on behalf of pension funds jumped 40 per cent to $864 billion last year, according to Watson Wyatt and Global Investor magazine. The Global Alternatives 99 research report was conducted over a year period to December last ...

Tax relief will drive insurance cover

... insurance within and outside super will go a long way in addressing the country's underinsurance problems, according to Watson Wyatt. "The ability for employers to provide insurance cover for all employees would be enhanced if the government removed ...

Purist private equity adds value

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2008
... is rising to take advantage of the market downturn. According to the 2008 Global Pensions Assets Study released by Watson Wyatt, alternative asset allocations - including PE - spearheaded by superannuation funds rose four per cent to the 16 per cent ...

Watson Wyatt appoints new global head

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2008
International consulting firm Watson Wyatt Worldwide has appointed Carl Hess as global head of investment consulting, effective from 1 July 2008. Hess will replace Roger Urwin who takes on a newly created role focusing on the global development and ...

Pension funds milk green trends

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2008
... seven months of last year, compared with 2.6 per cent in 2006. Jane Goodland, investment consultant and author of Watson Wyatt's Investing for the Future report, believes fundamental "building blocks" - including those pertaining to implementation strategies ...

Super funds want more

... their employees by paying more than the 9 per cent Super Guarantee minimum," Elkins said. However, a January study by Watson Wyatt dismissed calls that the current nine per cent level is not adequate. Andrew Boal, managing director of Watson Wyatt Australia ...

Investment fees jump 50pc

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2008
... investments has led to superannuation funds paying 50 per cent more on investment fees than five years ago, according to Watson Wyatt. The report titled, A fairer deal on fees, found investment fees, on average, had increased by 45 basis points to 1.1 ...