Towers Watson, the investment consultancy that has become one of the largest allocators to hedge funds in Europe, has strengthened its bench of alternatives experts six months after the exit of senior hedge funds researcher Craig Stevenson.

Abbas Alighanbari and Victoria Vodolazschi both have backgrounds in asset management and hedge fund investment. Their arrivals follow Towers' hire of Aongus O'Gorman, a liquid alternatives specialist who will also work in the same team, in Sydney in July, according to a statement from Towers on October 26.