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Research
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Research reports
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The goal of the research was to drill deeply
into the evolving forces in the industry
and present a plausible picture of its future
landscape, through both near-term and
longer-term trends. Our time horizon
looked out towards 2020. We, however,
acknowledge the considerable difficulties
with longer-range forecasting given the
increasing pace of change.
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Sustainable investment is experiencing unprecedented rates of growth and is being embraced by the mainstream investment market. What is fuelling this investor appetite, and how should pension funds respond?
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The investment world is subject to change on an unprecedented level. The pressure on pension fund sponsors, fiduciaries, asset managers and consultants to keep up with change is intense. Watson Wyatt is developing a view on how this landscape might evolve over the next decade or so. The survey, run in association with the Financial Times, was designed to encourage participation from all parts of the industry in developing these views. This presentation summarises the results from the survey.
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Key findings: Increased pension assets provide some potential relief from adverse demographics; Pension fund asset allocation shows signs of becoming more defensive, but slowly; The mix of asset class (beta) and active management (alpha) risk taking is adjusting.
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The link between employee engagement and financial performance is a strong one. Watson Wyatt data collected from around the world show that when engagement is high, so is financial performance.
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The 2007/2008 Global Strategic Rewards study examines how companies in Asia-
Pacific, Canada, Europe, Latin America and the United States are tackling attraction and retention issues and reward management. The first half of the report highlights the similarities and differences between the regions, while the second half focuses on European-specific data.
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Case Study research by Watson Wyatt and Oxford University
on governance and investment capabilities.
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The world’s leading institutional investors show a clear link between their superior performances and their strong governance according to joint research conducted by Roger Urwin of Watson Wyatt and Professor Gordon Clark of Oxford University.
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The P&I/ Watson Wyatt global 500 ranking is
prepared using joint research by
Pensions & Investments and Watson Wyatt.
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The P&I/Watson Wyatt global 300 ranking is prepared using joint research by Pensions & Investments and Watson Wyatt.
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