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December, 2009Towers Perrin/Watson Wyatt Announce Shareholder Approval of Merger
[Global - December 18, 2009]
More Employers Considering Annuities in 401(k) Plans, Watson Wyatt Survey Finds
[United States - December 17, 2009]
Watson Wyatt’s investment outlook for 2010
[Europe - December 17, 2009]
Enhanced annuity sales fall marginally - market share maintained
[Europe - December 15, 2009]
Employers Likely to Continue Improvements to HR Technology in 2010,
According to Watson Wyatt
[United States - December 15, 2009]
Watson Wyatt expands investment team to support business growth
[Europe - December 15, 2009]
Is the ever-changing timetable deterring Personal Accounts suppliers?
[Europe - December 14, 2009]
Pure protection market to shrink
[Europe - December 14, 2009]
Watson Wyatt's five pension predictions for 2010
[Europe - December 14, 2009]
Treasury pension calculations assume public services won't grow with population
[Europe - December 13, 2009]
Public sector pensions - what's new?
[Europe - December 10, 2009]
Pre-Budget Report 2009 and pensions: 2012 reforms – another delay?
[Europe - December 9, 2009]
Value of New Stock Option Grants Dropped Nearly 10 Percent in 2008, Watson Wyatt Survey Finds
[United States - December 9, 2009]
Watson Wyatt urges caution around ETFs - points to better options
[Europe - December 8, 2009]
Aerospace and defense: high pension risk might cause turbulence
[Global - December 8, 2009]
Employers Increasing Use of Social Media to Reach Employees
in Challenging Times, Watson Wyatt Survey Finds
[United States - December 7, 2009]
Post-retirement investment options need improvement
[Europe - December 7, 2009]
Demand for variable annuities falls
[Europe - December 4, 2009]
Towers Perrin/Watson Wyatt Merger Cleared by European Commission
[Global - December 4, 2009]
Employers face pensions dilemma over bonuses
[Europe - December 2, 2009]
Employers Plan to Increase Use of Self-Service Decision-Making Technology For Open Enrollment, Watson Wyatt Survey Finds
[United States - December 1, 2009]
Companies face employee engagement challenge
[Europe - December 1, 2009]
| Recent Press ReleasesTowers, Perrin, Forster & Crosby, Inc. and Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE, NASDAQ: WW), both leading global consulting firms, announced that at their respective special meetings of shareholders, each held earlier today, their shareholders adopted the merger agreement pursuant to which the companies will combine their businesses. Approximately 97% of the shares of Towers Perrin common stock issued and outstanding as of November 2, 2009, the record date for Towers Perrin’s special meeting, were voted in favor of adoption of the merger agreement. In addition, Watson Wyatt shareholders approved the combined company’s long term incentive plan. Approximately 99% of the shares of Watson Wyatt Class A common stock present and entitled to be cast on November 3, 2009, the record date for Watson Wyatt’s special meeting, were voted in favor of adopting the merger agreement, and approximately 85% were voted in favor of the long term incentive plan. [December 18, 2009] The number of employers planning to offer annuities to participants in their 401(k) plans is expected to grow as companies look for ways to provide workers with a steady distribution of benefits during retirement, according to a survey by Watson Wyatt, a leading global consulting firm. This finding comes on the heels of an announcement by the Department of Labor in early December that it will explore steps it can take to encourage employers to offer lifetime annuities or similar lifetime distribution options in their defined contribution (DC) plans. [December 17, 2009] Watson Wyatt’s investment outlook for 2010 [December 17, 2009] Sales of enhanced annuities fell to £415.8 million in the third quarter of 2009, a decline of 7 per cent relative to the previous quarterly figure of £447.7 million, according to research by consultants Watson Wyatt. [December 15, 2009]
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