Jardine Matheson appoints OCIO for pension assets

Hong Kong conglomerate Jardine Matheson has appointed investment consultancy Willis Towers Watson as an outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) for its pension assets, investment experts familiar with the arrangement have told AsianInvestor. The holding company, which includes international brands such as hotel chain Mandarin Oriental, is understood to have appointed the OCIO in the second half of 2018 in a multi-asset management capacity, the experts said. An OCIO is effecti…