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LONDON, Jan. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WTW (NASDAQ: WTW), a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company, today announced the appointment of Hugo Wegbrans as Head of Corporate Risk and Broking (CRB) Europe and Simon Delchar as Global Head of Placement, both reporting to Lucy Clarke, President, Risk and Broking. Wegbrans joined WTW in 2021 as Head of Broking and has spearheaded the build and continued rollout of WTW’s Broking Platform worldwide, as well as managing the company’s global market re ...

Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (WTW) shares have gained 18.1% in the past six months, outperforming the industry’s growth of 9%. The Finance sector and the Zacks S&P 500 index have returned 11.8% and 6.8%, respectively, in the said time frame. With a market capitalization of $30.88 billion, the average volume of shares traded in the last three months was 0.6 million.WTW Outperforms Industry, Sector, S&P in 6 MonthsImage Source: Zacks Investment ResearchWTW has a solid surprise history. The insu ...

LONDON, Jan. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WTW (NASDAQ: WTW), a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company, will announce its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2024 on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 before the market opens. The company will host a conference call to discuss its financial results at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, February 4, 2025. A live broadcast of the conference call will be available on WTW’s website here. The conference call will include a question-and-ans ...

Funded status of largest plans edged up to 100%, WTW analysis findsNEW YORK, Jan. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Despite strong U.S. equity market gains and rising long-term interest rates, the funded status of the nation’s largest corporate defined benefit (DB) pension plans improved only modestly in 2024, according to an analysis by WTW (NASDAQ: WTW), a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company. WTW examined pension plan data for 361 Fortune 1000 companies that sponsor U.S. DB pension plans and ...

LONDON, Jan. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WTW (NASDAQ: WTW) (the “Company”), a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company, announced today the completion of the sale of TRANZACT to GTCR, a leading private equity firm, and Recognize, a leading digital services investor. “Completing the sale of TRANZACT is a meaningful milestone in sharpening our strategic focus on our core offerings,” said Carl Hess, WTW’s Chief Executive Officer. “This divestiture demonstrates our commitment to optimizing our po ...

Despite today’s tight labor market and relatively low unemployment, organizations hold firm on pay raisesNEW YORK, Dec. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Although fewer organizations report difficulty with attraction and retention, salary increase budgets at U.S. companies are projected to remain at the same level as last year. While salary increase budgets are stabilizing, with 2025 planned increases projected to be 3.7% on average compared with the 3.8% average budget awarded in 2024, they remain higher than t ...

NEW YORK, Dec. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics become a common feature in executive incentive plans, U.S. companies are focusing more on setting metrics that are better aligned to their business priorities, according to a new global study by WTW (NASDAQ: WTW), a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company. The annual study also revealed the prevalence of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) metrics remained relatively stable despite recent backl ...

Global Asset Owners Growth and Trends - The top 100 asset owners globally (AO100) saw a 12.3% year-on-year increase in assets in 2023, recovering from an 8.7% decline in 2022, reaching a record US$26.3 trillion [1] - Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) manage 38.9% of the AO100 assets, while pension funds hold the largest share by fund type at 51.2%, despite their slower growth rate of 8.9% [2] - SWFs dominate in EMEA, accounting for 70% of total assets in the region, compared to 43% in Asia Pacific and 2% in North America [3] Regional Asset Distribution - EMEA is the largest region in the AO100 study, representing 34.3% of total assets under management (AuM), followed closely by Asia Pacific at 33.0% and North America at 32.7% [5] Top Asset Owners - The Government Pension Investment Fund of Japan remains the largest single asset owner globally with US$1.59 trillion in AuM, followed by Norway's Norges Bank Investment Management (US$1.55 trillion) and China Investment Corporation (US$1.24 trillion) [4] Macro Trends and Challenges - The global investment environment in 2023 was marked by volatility, high interest rates, and mixed performance across asset classes, with central banks implementing gradual rate cuts in the latter half of 2024 [6] - Asset owners are navigating geopolitical risks, major elections, and the use of monetary policy to tackle inflation, requiring a more sophisticated approach to balance financial returns and regulatory compliance [7] - Traditional risk management methods are struggling to keep up with complex, interconnected risks, necessitating new approaches to address systemic risks with limited historical precedent [8] About the Thinking Ahead Institute and WTW - The Thinking Ahead Institute, established in 2015, is a global not-for-profit investment research group with over 55 members focused on improving the investment industry [9] - WTW Investments, with over US$4.7 trillion in assets under advisory and US$187 billion in assets under management, provides expertise in risk assessment, strategic asset allocation, and investment management [10] - WTW offers data-driven, insight-led solutions in people, risk, and capital, serving clients in 140 countries and markets [11]

Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (WTW) shares have gained 28.3% in the past year compared with the industry’s growth of 26.7%. Currently priced at $314.40, the stock is a little below its 52-week high of $320.77. This proximity underscores investor confidence and market optimism about this insurance company’s prospects.WTW Outperforms Industry in a YearImage Source: Zacks Investment ResearchWTW has a solid surprise history. The insurance broker surpassed earnings estimates in each of the last fou ...