Towers Watson

UK - The £3.3bn Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund has appointed Hymans Robertson as independent investment adviser to monitor and challenge the actions of its fiduciary manager, Towers Watson.

The £3.3bn Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund has appointed Hymans Robertson as independent investment adviser to monitor and challenge the actions of its fiduciary manager, Towers Watson.

Emerging market debt funds saw outflows in the start of the year but concerns over the strength of the developed world pulled investors back, as Lynn Strongin Dodds reports

Pension funds have long been a key backer of private equity yet the love affair is going through a rocky patch, writes Toby Lewis

Charlotte Moore canvasses opinion on diversified growth funds and other ways of adding alpha

Just two FTSE100 firms plan to use NEST as their default pension arrangement for new starters post-2012, research from Towers Watson reveals.

AUSTRALIA - The proposed tax incentives announced in this week's budget should enhance the appeal of infrastructure as an asset class, but structure and costs must remain the primary considerations for institutional investors, Towers Watson has warned....

JP Morgan Asset Management, UniSuper, BNY Mellon, International Asset Management, Russell Investments

Russell Investments has hired a senior investment consultant from Towers Watson to boost its EMEA consulting and advisory services team.

One third of employers will enable final salary scheme members to access more of their pension earlier in retirement after forthcoming income drawdown reform, Towers Watson says.