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CANADA - Canadian private pension funds have hit a "tipping point" with more than half converting defined benefit plans to defined contributions for current or future employees, a Towers Watson survey found.

Towers Watson has poached Helen Dowsey from rival consultant Aon Hewitt.

Towers Watson has completed more than $1bn (£0.6bn) in transactions involving multinationals using their in-house insurance companies to fund pensions, the consultancy said.

GLOBAL - Towers Watson has completed over $1bn in transactions involving multinationals using their in-house insurance companies to fund pensions, the consultancy said.

Professional Pensions has scooped the prestigious HR Publication of the Year Award for the second year running.

A new DC plan meant to cover the self-employed and those at small companies could eat away profits of other DC managers, as Jay Cooper reports

SWITZERLAND - The 30 largest listed Swiss companies have increased their pension scheme funding levels up to 88%, but are still far short of the fully-funded status they enjoyed before the financial crisis, research from Towers Watson shows.

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Towers Watson has expanded its presence in Turkey by establishing a new subsidiary in Istanbul.