All Willis Towers Watson articles – Page 6
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NewsSwiss corporate pensions slide into red for first time in two years
Coverage ratio down by four percentage points in third quarter, consultancy reports [updated]
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NewsBig falls in management fees across some asset classes – report
Fees have declined significantly in areas such as emerging market equity, emerging market debt, and fund of hedge funds, according to bfinance
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NewsSpanish funds continue climb with second-quarter return
Strong markets boosts returns but Willis Towers Watson warns that high fixed income allocations may have to be reduced
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NewsSwiss pension funds facing negative discount rates
Company pension schemes may need to use negative rates to discount liabilities – mean obligations could rise by around 15%
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NewsUK roundup: Drinks maker appoints Willis Towers Watson to DB scheme
Plus: Trustee company wound up after insolvency investigation found ‘numerous instances of misconduct’
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NewsL&G backs ‘innovative’ buy-in for Hitachi UK pension scheme
The data and technology company’s scheme has insured members’ benefits, preserving an unusual DB-DC hybrid arrangement
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NewsPeople moves: New research leadership at WTW; PRI founding exec leaves UBS
Willis Towers Watson, Columbia Threadneedle, UBS, Industriens, Unilever, PGB, ING, Royal London, Nixdorf, Bouwinvest, Amundi, Nikko AM, ALFI, Invest Europe, eVestment, WBA
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Special ReportDiversity to become ‘cornerstone’ of asset manager culture, research shows
Fund management firms focusing on one-year planning are running serious existential risks, argues Willis Towers Watson’s Thinking Ahead Institute
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NewsTop 400 Asset Managers: AUM grows 1% amid market volatility
BlackRock retains number one spot but six of top 10 managers reported a lower AUM figure than last year in IPE’s annual survey
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NewsPeople moves: BNP Paribas AM names global investment chief [updated]
BNP Paribas AM, Jupiter, AllianzGI, PGB, RMC, Kempen, MN, LifeSight, NN IP, ING, Transparency Task Force, Kames, BNY Mellon, Amundi
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NewsCurrency aided Danish pension funds in first quarter: Willis Towers Watson
SEB comes close second to Danica as Willis Towers Watson compares market-rate returns
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NewsPeople moves: PBU chairman exits; Aegon hires ESG chief
PBU, Industriens, ATP, FPK, DNB, Deutsche Aktuarvereinigung, Aegon Asset Management, AMX, Avida, Schroders, Aon, Gresham House, INSPIRE, Fidante Partners
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NewsUK roundup: Carillion DC schemes join Willis Towers Watson’s master trust
Plus: Capita’s DC master trust allocates £320m to Schroders sustainable multi-factor fund; L&G backs £95m 3i pension buy-in
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NewsPeople moves: PGGM chief executive returns to work, CFO to leave
PGGM, Ryerson University, KPA Advisory, National Institute on Ageing, WTW, Nikko Asset Management, BNPP, The Investor Forum, TPR Retirement Solutions, Amundi
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NewsCommerzbank UK scheme insures DB and DC sections for £1.2bn
Also: Rothesay Life backs £110m buyout of electronics company pension plan
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NewsGerman pension funding stable after challenging 2018
Funding ratio almost unchanged at 67%, according to consultancy’s latest DAX pension finance study
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Country ReportAsset manager roundup: Natixis launches thematics affiliate
Plus: Willis Towers Watson appoints tech provider for fiduciary business; BNP Paribas steps up sustainability efforts
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NewsPeople moves: New deputy CEO for Sweden’s biggest pension fund
Alecta, AMF, AP3, Alpima, PGB, Waterbouw, Morningstar, Merian Global Investors, LGIM, Willis Towers Watson, GAM, Franklin Templeton
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NewsUK schemes set for 2.5% fall in liabilities after CMI model revamp
Life expectancy at age 65 is around five months lower for both males and females, CMI reports
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NewsAon ‘not pursuing merger with Willis Towers Watson’
Consultancy giant confirms it had considered ‘potential opportunities’ with rival company
