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Governance returns sour Asian alternatives outlook

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2007
... Investors in Hong Kong, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur are avoiding alternative investment classes, according to a new Watson Wyatt survey, citing inadequate governance and a feeling diversification will dilute returns. 51 per cent of respondents in Hong ...

Australian managers clock $650bn

... that grew over 20 per cent to more than $650 billion last year, according to the latest Pensions & Investments and Watson Wyatt study on the world's top 500 fund managers. Sixteen of the country's fund managers made it to the top 500 listing with National ...

Promnitz takes on regional head role

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2007
... Chairman of the Investment Committee. Bernie O'Brien, who led the company's integration of Mellon in Australia and Watson Wyatt in New Zealand, has been named as Jenkin's replacement as head of Mercer New Zealand. He will also act as Mercer New Zealand's ...

Aussie super funds leap into top 300

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2007
... 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 at only ...

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
... 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
... 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 ...