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Towers Watson expands Microsoft agreement

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
Global professional services company Towers Watson has broadened the terms of its agreement with Microsoft to adapt some software applications, develop new processes for risk-based modelling applications and increase use of cloud computing. Mark Beardall ...

Spanish austerity and Chinese take-away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
Ole, ole, ole! Spain's request for bailout is in the mail. This is the message that prompted a turnaround in equity markets in America and Europe overnight following the Spanish government's announcement of its 2013 budget that aims to cut the deficit ...

Investment teams need more skin in game

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
... get too far away from the herd. We've got to get away from those measures of risk and look much more at an absolute return focus," Drennan said. Liptak said that the skin in the game such that hedge fund managers typically carry would help this absolute ...

China slowdown hits rich list

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
... declined, dropping by 20 over the past year to number 251. In another interesting indication of how China's economic re-focus on building domestic consumption is impacting the Rich List, property has lost its top spot as a source of wealth for those ...

Tyndall strengthens investment team

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
... houses and its broadening client base. Mike Davis, managing director of Tyndall AM said that in the new role, Lo Blanco will focus on the development of investment strategies and their positioning for the firm's debt, credit and alternative investment ...

Australian super funds, world's third best

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
... second with 8.2%, Australia was third on 4.1%, while Iceland and New Zealand tied fourth on 2.3%. The OECD Pension Markets in Focus report also noted that these top five performers are among the smallest nations by population in the OECD. Netherland ...

Compliance stifling innovation: BTFG

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2012
Industry preoccupation with FOFA and the amount of funds flowing into compliance has stifled innovation in the platforms space, BT's head of platform products said, while predicting an evolution in the way technology is used. Kelly Power said the three ...

NZ Superannuation Fund excludes four firms from portfolio

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2012
... to the conclusion that further engagement by the fund with these companies is not likely to be effective. We would rather focus our efforts on companies where we believe we can make a difference," she added. The NZ Superannuation Fund's responsible investment ...

Goldman and JBWere extend partnership

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
JBWere is set to renew a three year agreement with Goldman Sachs this week, continuing the two firm's successful relationship. Following the merger of Goldman Sachs and JBWere in 2003, Goldman Sachs agreed to sell 80.1% of the JBWere business to National ...

AMP Capital chases Asian growth

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
... as retail markets overseas. In line with the expansion, Dunne said that the funds management arm of AMP was shifting its focus to more outcome-orientated investments, rather than chasing benchmarks. Short term performance measures imbed a focus on short ...