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• On the Move: Going Places.

  - 2007-06-25

  WW nabs Phillips from Mercer Watson Wyatt has lured John Phillips pic from rival Mercer Human Resource Consultancy, after 22 years with the firm, to serve as an operations manager. The appointment forms part of Watson Wyatt's expansion plans for its benefits outsourcing business....

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• The power of a few.

  - 2006-08-11

  Byline: Leng Yeow Aug 11, 2006 (Asset - ABIX via COMTEX) -- There is growing interest in concentrated funds. Leading fund managers are opting to select stocks on the basis of their convictions, rather than the stock's dominance of an index. Independent...

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• Mercer HR Consulting to acquire Watson Wyatt NZ.

  - 2005-09-15

  Byline: Bill McConnell Sep 15, 2005 (Investor Weekly - ABIX via COMTEX) -- There are plans for Mercer Human Resources HR Consulting to buy Watson Wyatt's New Zealand NZ franchise....

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• Special handling

  - 2005-05-01

  When DHL consummated its deal for Airborne in 2003, the benefits and compensation workload was considerable - manage plans for 25,000 employees, redesign the programs from the ground up, launch an employee education portal, and oh, yeah, save some money while you're at it. That's just the type of...

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• Pension funds embrace new ideas.

  - 2004-02-22

  Byline: Alistair Graham UK pension funds are shifting assets into increasingly sophisticated investment strategies, with absolute return managers growing in popularity, according to consultants.The number of UK clients of Watson Wyatt, the investment consultancy, selecting absolute return managers in 2003 more than doubled...

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• Acorn sprouts, cautiously.

  - 2003-10-02

  Oct 02, 2003 (Investor Weekly - ABIX via COMTEX) Acorn Capital is continuing to win support from superannuation funds and asset consultants. Acorn, which was formed in 1998, is regarded as Australia's only "microcap manager". It only invests in stocks that are outside of...

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• No quick fix at hand for the problem of pension scheme deficits.

  - 2003-09-21

  Byline: Mike Foster It is simple enough to push Humpty Dumpty off the wall but the ways the poor thing can be put back together again are numerous. The restructuring task is all the harder when no one is keen to take responsibility for...

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• Consultants struggle to achieve added value.

  - 2003-08-02

  Byline: Alistair Graham Consultants are worried about the challenges involved in finding managers that can produce consistent outperformance in a volatile market. Many of their best picks are failing to perform, according to data from Mercer Investment Consulting.New methods of structuring fees to...

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• Military Super seeks consultant.

  - 2003-06-03

  Jun 03, 2003 (Investor Weekly - ABIX via COMTEX) The Military Superannuation & Benefits Scheme MSBS will hold an unusual triennial asset consulting review. In August 2003, the $A1.1 billion Australian group plans to invite roughly 16 consulting houses to lodge proposals for alternative...

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• REST scopes out asset consultants.

  - 2003-03-17

  Mar 17, 2003 (Investor Weekly - ABIX via COMTEX) JANA Investment Advisers is facing a battle to retain the $A4.3bn Retail Employees Superannuation Trust REST mandate. REST has asked for expressions of interest from Watson Wyatt, Frank Russell, Towers Perrin, Mercer and InTech, as...

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