Recent Press Releases

Watson Wyatt urges caution around ETFs - points to better options 

Global – December 9, 2009 - The vast majority of Exchange Trade Funds (ETFs) are an unattractive long-term investment option for most institutional investors according to Watson Wyatt, a leading global consultant. [Australia - December 9, 2009]

Watson Wyatt identifies major extreme risks and how to manage them 

Sydney, 25 November 2009- Watson Wyatt has identified and ranked fifteen extreme risks that would have a high impact on global economic growth and asset returns if they occurred. In a new paper, entitled Extreme Risks, the firm ranks depression, hyperinflation and excessive leverage as its top three risks, based on their potential impact and likelihood of occurring, together with the degree of uncertainty in assessing the risk. The bottom three are the end of fiat money (money declared by a government to be legal tender), a major global conflict and a killer pandemic. [Australia - November 25, 2009]