Willis Towers Watson expands team
Global advisory company, Willis Towers Watson Investments, has announced the appointment of Greg Murphy to the new role of products and operations manager.
He joins from Macquarie Group, where he was most recently a division director and managed the operational aspects of delegated client portfolios.
Willis Towers Watson head of delegated and specialist solutions, Angus O’Gorman, said that Murphy’s career spans investment governance, asset consulting and delegated services.
“Our delegated service enables clients to efficiently access high-quality investment and operational capabilities in a transparent, flexible and tailored way,” he said.
O’Gorman also said that he saw a strong interest in Willis Towers Watson’s delegated capabilities across Australia.
“We’ve won two significant new mandates in the last year. We are committed to offering and expanding our service and Greg’s appointment reflects this,” he said.
Willis Towers Watson currently has US$2.3 trillion assets under advisory and over US$116 billion of assets under management.
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