+ Follow WATSON WYATT Tag
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[Title] => US Government says 'mass layoffs' soared in January
[Summary] => WASHINGTON (AP) – Employers took a large ax to their payrolls in January, the government said yesterday, and the cuts are likely to get worse over the next few months.
[DatePublished] => 2009-02-26 03:07:33
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[Title] => A raise? Perish the thought!
[Summary] => Consider yourself lucky if you have a steady job in today’s economic environment. While one of my daughters was in the midst of enjoying her vacation here during the holidays, she got word her company back in California announced it would lay off a total of 1,000 employees or about 10 percent of the workforce.
[DatePublished] => 2009-01-09 00:00:00
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[Title] => Local firms unable to adjust wages as inflation bites
[Summary] => With inflation continuing to be a growing problem for the economy, only a few companies have adjusted wages as they struggle ...
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[AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña
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[Title] => AsPac employers realign retirement programs
[Summary] => An aging workforce is forcing employers in the Asia Pacific region, including the Philippines, to realign their retirement benefit programs, a regional survey showed.
At the same time, the insufficiency of government pension and health programs, particularly in the Philippines, is encouraging employees to seek other sources of retirement and health programs.
In a survey done by Watson Wyatt Worldwide, a global human capital and financial management consulting services firm, the population of individuals 60 years and older in the region will grow to one billion by 2025.
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[Title] => Equitable PCI Bank trust assets surpass P79B in September
[Summary] => Equitable PCI Bank trust assets grew by 16 percent, or from P68.1 billion rose to P79 billion in September from P68.1 billion in June, up 16 percent in the third quarter versus 4.17 percent for the industry, due to its outstanding performance in traditional funds and common trust funds.
The bank’s trust group recorded higher-than-industry growth in assets under management and thus ranking number one fund manager into retirement funds in the country in the latest Watson Wyatt survey.
[DatePublished] => 2003-12-02 00:00:00
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[Title] => Equitable PCI Bank trader gets citation
[Summary] => One of the traders of Equitable PCI Bank has been cited as among the most astute global bond investors in a survey conducted by The Asset, an Asia finance magazine.
Raul Martin A. Pedro, vice president of the bank’s Treasury Group, is the only trader of a Philippine domestic bank, and is one of only two Philippine-based traders among the 157 polled individuals. The Hong Kong-based magazine asked credit analysts, dealers, and salespeople on the "sell-side" of the business.
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[Title] => Metrobank trust operations expand by 20%
[Summary] => The Metropolitan Bank and Trust Corp. (Metrobank) recorded the highest growth rate in the trust banking industry with a 20-percent increase in its assets under management (AUM) in the first six months of 2003.
From P71 billion, its AUM grew by another P14.7 billion. Thus its total trust assets stood at P85.7 billion as of end June.
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[Title] => Banco de Oro gets citation
[Summary] => For the second consecutive year, Banco de Oro’s (BDO) trust banking group was ranked as the leading fund manager in the Watson Wyatt’s Survey of Investment Performance of retirement funds in the Philippines for the quarter as well as for the year-to-date ending June 30 this year.
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[Title] => SSS needs to raise contributions from members — US firm
[Summary] => Watson Wyatt Worlwide, a US consultancy firm, said yesterday there is a need for the state-owned Social Security System (SSS) to increase its member-contribution to avert a financial crisis in the next few years.
"An actuarial valuation of the SS funds showed that the government-run pension fund system would run out of funds by 2015 due to soured investments," a top executive of Watson Wyatt said yesterday.
Watson Wyatt president and chief executive officer John Haley said the government should act now rather than wait for the SSS to collapse.
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[Title] => Banco de Oro Trust Group bags top rating
[Summary] => Banco de Oro’s (BDO) Trust Banking Group got the No. 1 ranking as Fund Manager in the Watson Wyatt’s Survey in Investment Performance of retirement funds in the Philippines for the whole year 2001.
The BDO Trust Group also bagged the No. 1 slot as Fund Manager in the same survey, for two consecutive quarters ending Sept. 30 and Dec. 31, 2001.
Watson Wyatt has been conducting this survey since 1984 and to date, there are 174 retirement funds and 16 fund managers competing in the survey for the best investment performance in retirement fund.
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WATSON WYATT
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[Title] => US Government says 'mass layoffs' soared in January
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[Title] => A raise? Perish the thought!
[Summary] => Consider yourself lucky if you have a steady job in today’s economic environment. While one of my daughters was in the midst of enjoying her vacation here during the holidays, she got word her company back in California announced it would lay off a total of 1,000 employees or about 10 percent of the workforce.
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[AuthorName] => Boo Chanco
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[Title] => Local firms unable to adjust wages as inflation bites
[Summary] => With inflation continuing to be a growing problem for the economy, only a few companies have adjusted wages as they struggle ...
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[Title] => AsPac employers realign retirement programs
[Summary] => An aging workforce is forcing employers in the Asia Pacific region, including the Philippines, to realign their retirement benefit programs, a regional survey showed.
At the same time, the insufficiency of government pension and health programs, particularly in the Philippines, is encouraging employees to seek other sources of retirement and health programs.
In a survey done by Watson Wyatt Worldwide, a global human capital and financial management consulting services firm, the population of individuals 60 years and older in the region will grow to one billion by 2025.
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[ColumnID] => 133272
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[URL] =>
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[Title] => Equitable PCI Bank trust assets surpass P79B in September
[Summary] => Equitable PCI Bank trust assets grew by 16 percent, or from P68.1 billion rose to P79 billion in September from P68.1 billion in June, up 16 percent in the third quarter versus 4.17 percent for the industry, due to its outstanding performance in traditional funds and common trust funds.
The bank’s trust group recorded higher-than-industry growth in assets under management and thus ranking number one fund manager into retirement funds in the country in the latest Watson Wyatt survey.
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[Title] => Equitable PCI Bank trader gets citation
[Summary] => One of the traders of Equitable PCI Bank has been cited as among the most astute global bond investors in a survey conducted by The Asset, an Asia finance magazine.
Raul Martin A. Pedro, vice president of the bank’s Treasury Group, is the only trader of a Philippine domestic bank, and is one of only two Philippine-based traders among the 157 polled individuals. The Hong Kong-based magazine asked credit analysts, dealers, and salespeople on the "sell-side" of the business.
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[Title] => Metrobank trust operations expand by 20%
[Summary] => The Metropolitan Bank and Trust Corp. (Metrobank) recorded the highest growth rate in the trust banking industry with a 20-percent increase in its assets under management (AUM) in the first six months of 2003.
From P71 billion, its AUM grew by another P14.7 billion. Thus its total trust assets stood at P85.7 billion as of end June.
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[Title] => Banco de Oro gets citation
[Summary] => For the second consecutive year, Banco de Oro’s (BDO) trust banking group was ranked as the leading fund manager in the Watson Wyatt’s Survey of Investment Performance of retirement funds in the Philippines for the quarter as well as for the year-to-date ending June 30 this year.
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[Title] => SSS needs to raise contributions from members — US firm
[Summary] => Watson Wyatt Worlwide, a US consultancy firm, said yesterday there is a need for the state-owned Social Security System (SSS) to increase its member-contribution to avert a financial crisis in the next few years.
"An actuarial valuation of the SS funds showed that the government-run pension fund system would run out of funds by 2015 due to soured investments," a top executive of Watson Wyatt said yesterday.
Watson Wyatt president and chief executive officer John Haley said the government should act now rather than wait for the SSS to collapse.
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[Title] => Banco de Oro Trust Group bags top rating
[Summary] => Banco de Oro’s (BDO) Trust Banking Group got the No. 1 ranking as Fund Manager in the Watson Wyatt’s Survey in Investment Performance of retirement funds in the Philippines for the whole year 2001.
The BDO Trust Group also bagged the No. 1 slot as Fund Manager in the same survey, for two consecutive quarters ending Sept. 30 and Dec. 31, 2001.
Watson Wyatt has been conducting this survey since 1984 and to date, there are 174 retirement funds and 16 fund managers competing in the survey for the best investment performance in retirement fund.
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