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- News Briefs; US Airways pilots appeal judge's ruling on termination of their pension fund.(Other news briefs are discussed)
- ALEXANDRIA, Va. - US Airways Group pilots on March 11 appealed a judge's decision permitting the bankrupt airline to close its underfunded pilots pension plan. On March 1, Judge Stephen Mitchell of U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Alexandria, Va., permitt ALEXANDRIA, Va. - US...
- Research articles 2003-03-17
- BOEING HIRES 2.
- The $38 billion Boeing defined benefit trust hired two minority-owned firms and has initiated a commission recapture program with a minority- owned brokerage firm, said Gary Bland, vice president-trust investments. Boeing hired Pugh Capital Manage The $38 billion Boeing defined benefit trust hired...
- Research articles 1999-04-05
- Feds eying actuarial consultants for 'anticompetitive agreements'.(News)
- Byline: VINEETA ANAND WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Justice has launched a broad investigation of actuarial consulting firms. A March 25 letter to the firms said the Justice Department's antitrust division is investigating "anticompet Byline: VINEETA ANAND ...
- Research articles 2004-06-07
- `PRUDENT BUSINESS PRACTICE': Investment consulting clients asked to limit firms' liabilities; After insisting on limits on the actuarial side, Watson Wyatt, Towers Perrin, Milliman expand their efforts.(News)
- Byline: Vineeta Anand WASHINGTON - Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Towers Perrin and Milliman USA have begun asking pension fund clients to accept limits on their liability from investment consulting. These firms have been insisting on similar limitatio Byline: Vineeta Anand ...
- Research articles 2002-10-28
- News Briefs: Credit Suisse Group to combine myriad business units into 3 separate operations.(News Briefs)
- NEW YORK - Credit Suisse Group announced Dec. 7 it will combine the various business operations of its investment banking and asset management units into three separate operations - asset management, private client services and corporate and investme NEW YORK - Credit Suisse Group announced Dec....
- Research articles 2004-12-13
- Liability limits: Actuarial consultants target of probe; Justice Department investigates whether firms conspired to curb lawsuit damages.(News)
- Byline: Vineeta Anand WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Justice has launched a broad investigation of actuarial consulting firms, Pensions & Investments has learned. A March 25 letter to the firms said the Justice Department's antitrust d Byline: Vineeta Anand...
- Research articles 2004-05-31
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- Watson pension fund hits deficit.
- Byline: Alistair Graham The pension fund of Watson Wyatt, the UK's largest pensions consultancy, has plunged into deficit despite operating a strategy that has shielded it against weak share prices.The consultancy advises more than half the FTSE 100 companies on their pension funds, which...
- Research articles 2003-08-02
- News: Mercer looses plumbing industry mandate to Hewitt and Watson Wyatt.
- Mercer Investment Consulting has been dropped by the plumbing industry's pension fund for both investment and actuarial advice. Mercer Investment Consulting has been dropped by the plumbing industry's pension fund for both investment and actuarial advice.
- Research articles 2005-06-27
- Watson Wyatt faces a deficit in its own fund.
- Watson Wyatt, the international actuarial practice whose list of UK pension clients includes more than half the FTSE 100, is facing a deficit in its own pension fund.In addition, it appears that the firm has chosen a more conservative investment strategy, and uses more conservative assumptions...
- Research articles 2003-08-05
- News: Dorset goes to tender.(Dorset County Council pension fund)(Brief Article)
- The GBP680m Dorset County Council pension fund is going out to tender for an actuary for the first time in almost 25 years. The fund currently uses Watson Wyatt which has been invited to re-tender. Nick Buckland, investment officer at Dorset, said:...
- Research articles 2002-11-04
- News briefs.(Knoxville City Employees' Pension Fund )(Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund )
- Study: more plans look at governance WASHINGTON - Many multinational companies are scrutinizing global investment policies and risk management strategies related to their retirement plans, according to a new Watson Wyatt Worldwide survey. About 78 Study: more plans look at governance ...
- Research articles 2007-07-09
- Watson Wyatt appoints head of German operation.
- Byline: Alistair Graham Watson Wyatt, the pension consultants, has appointed Jens Witts to run the Munich office it established last year as an insurance and financial consulting practice.Witts, who has over 30 years' experience, joins Watson as a managing consultant from Aon Jauch &...
- Research articles 2004-04-02
- Watson Wyatt loses two more funds.
- Byline: Alistair Graham Watson Wyatt has lost the investment briefs on two pension funds with combined assets of more than [pound]2bn ([euro]3.2bn) to rival consultants Bacon & Woodrow. The [pound]900m UK pension fund at IMI, the international engineering group, and the [pound]1.2bn Total Fina...
- Research articles 2002-05-05
- California Teachers' Pension Fund Fires Major Consultant.
- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 22 -- One giant in the financial consulting industry is paying a hefty price for letting down one of its largest clients -- California. And another may pay a price down the road. Watson Wyatt,...
- Research articles 1999-10-24
- Watson Wyatt Investment challenge: Opening gambit over in fund wizard show-down.
- Individuals will this week have the chance to test their skill in equity allocation in the Watson Wyatt long-term investment challenge. The details are available on www.thewisewizard.co.uk.The challenge, presented in association with the National Association of Pension Funds and Financial News, received its first airing at...
- Research articles 2004-03-22
- Clarke moves to Watson Wyatt.
- Byline: Alistair Graham Debbie Clarke, formerly head of global equities at Friends Ivory & Sime, has joined Watson Wyatt as a senior investment consultant.She officially starts in May and will advise some of the company's pension fund clients, as well as supporting the ...
- Research articles 2003-03-16
- Washington: Profitable plans would pay price for Bush PBGC bailout; Researchers at Watson Wyatt say the administration's proposal could doom healthy defined benefit funds.(News)
- Byline: Vineeta Anand WASHINGTON - The Bush administration's proposal to encourage employers to fully fund their pension plans and shore up the PBGC seems likely to backfire. The administration's goal was to ensure that companies set aside enou Byline: Vineeta...
- Research articles 2005-04-04
- Pension Fund Crisis May Vaporize British Firms' Dividends.
- By Ruth Sunderland, Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 8--Company dividends and investment will come under pressure as firms are forced to divert billions of pounds a year to shore up their pension funds, a leading consultant warned. ...
- Research articles 2003-01-08
- Watson pension benefits from high bond weighting.
- Byline: Alistair Graham The pension fund sponsored by consulting firm Watson Wyatt is reaping advantages from a portfolio with high bond and low equity weightings.The strategy, reported to be 80% bonds and 20% equities, which the firm says it has pursued for several years,...
- Research articles 2002-08-30
- National Statistics: Portugal - Portuguese fund returns tumble.
- Portuguese pension funds have seen their worst first half year returns since the mid-1990s when the consultancy Watson Wyatt began measuring the market. But Carlos Ravara, investment consultant at Watson Wyatt in Lisbon, said the figures were exactly what was expected: "We were expecting a negative performance of...
- Research articles 2002-09-02
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