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GESB chief bows out after 10 years

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... across superannuation funds and institutional investors. Before joining GESB in 2019, he spent four years at Willis Towers Watson as local head of asset consulting and previously led the institutional investment advisory practice at PwC. He also held ...

Mega-funds grow but net cashflows steadily decline

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
The number of superannuation mega-funds increased to 10 in 2025, with their growth being almost entirely organic as their net cashflows decline. Willis Towers Watson's Super Industry 2026 report shows four more super funds joined the mega-fund club ...

Future Group to buy Towers Watson RSE licence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
Future Group is acquiring the Towers Watson Superannuation licence as it looks to bring the trustee function in-house. Future Group entered an agreement with Willis Towers Watson in July 2025 to acquire the extended public offer licence and is currently ...

Frontier hires senior consultant from JANA

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... has moved between the two firms, in either direction. Frontier said both businesses have lured several people from Towers Watson and Mercer's consulting teams over the years, but this marks a new development in the battle for talent in the investment ...

IFM Investors hires global investment research lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
... based in Melbourne. Jeff Chee has been named in the newly created role, joining after more than 25 years at Willis Towers Watson. He will be responsible for IFM's investment research strategy and capability, with IFM saying the role is intended to enhance ...

bfinance names new managing director, insurance lead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... investment field. His previous insurance investment leadership positions include regional roles at Mercer, Willis Towers Watson and EY. In 2018 he founded Ark Advisors, an insurance-investment focused specialist consultancy. Prior to his appointment ...

FEATURE | Recruitment: Laying foundations

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
In 2019, then APRA chair Wayne Byres had a blunt message for superannuation funds: "Are you going to get better, or are you going to get out?" The question marked the decisive shift in the regulator's tone, making its agenda explicit: super funds ...

JANA deepens bench with six principal promotions

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... planning, institutional consulting and asset management, joining JANA nine years ago from Whitehall Capital, Willis Towers Watson and Mercer. For her part, Nadarajah has been with JANA for almost two decades, arriving from National Australia Bank in ...

Tim Unger to depart ART

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
Australian Retirement Trust is losing one of the country's most prominent sustainability specialists, with veteran ESG expert Tim Unger set to depart at the end of the month. Unger, senior portfolio manager of sustainable investments, is tasked ...

World's pension market hits $36.9tn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2025
... are heightening the responsibilities of fiduciaries, making strong governance more important than ever." Willis Towers Watson co-head of governance, investments Australia Ellie Boston-Clark added that from the perspective of Australian funds in the rankings ...
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