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Govt unveils more super reforms

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2010
... retirees and focus their efforts on being the longevity insurer for Australia's older retirees aged 75 plus," said Melinda Howes, chief executive of IAA.

Government annuities proposal draws industry fire

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
... policies and with 60,000 clients, agrees that government annuities are not the only solution to longevity risk. Richard Howes, chief executive of Challenger Life, argues his case "particularly when there is so much innovation occuring in the private ...

On the shoulders of giants

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
... scale and fees. Speaking at the opening session of this year's Conference of Major Super Funds (CMSF) in Brisbane, Paul Howes, the national secretary of the Australian Workers Union (AWU) and trustee director at AustralianSuper, shared his views on where ...

Howes appointed CEO of IAA

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2009
The Institute of Actuaries of Australia has appointed former director of policy at ASFA, Melinda Howes, as chief executive. Howes joins the Institute from her role as director of policy and industry practice at the Association of Superannuation Funds ...

Challenger takes annuities to platforms

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2009
... three, five and seven year terms. Investors can also exit the fund at anytime but it should be held till maturity. Richard Howes, chief executive at Challenger Life, said launching the fund onto the platform is a significant development for the annuities ...

Challenger annuities post record sales

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2009
... clients have sought simplicity, certainty and low fees in preference to high fee, complex and opaque products," said Richard Howes, chief executive at Challenger Life. "Annuities are now being viewed as a real alternative for the fixed income component ...

ASFA appoints policy director

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) appointed former BT Financial Group director, Melinda Howes to director of policy and industry practice. Prior to this appointment, Howes worked at the fund manager as director of superannuation ...

AWU campaigns for opt-in super

The Australian Workers' Union national secretary Paul Howes has called on the Federal Government to allow Australian voters the option to direct their tax cuts into their super fund. In an articled published in today's Sydney Morning Herald and Melbourne ...

ASIC investigation leads to Tasmanian director ban

The Supreme Court of Queensland has banned Garry Raymond Howes, a former Tasmanian solicitor and director of the failed company Gold Ribbon (Accountants) Pty Ltd (GRA), from managing a corporation for five years. The ban follows an investigation by ...