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Two-fifths forced into retirement before financially ready

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
... particularly if retirement happens earlier than expected," Mercer's managing director and Pacific market leader David Anderson said. The research also revealed, that 83% of pre-retirees understand that their superannuation should provide an income for ...

FPA rejects FSC adviser regulation plans

ALICE URIBE, LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014
... a circuit breaker" and that the FSC would be "happy to fund it." The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) COO Phil Anderson agreed with the FSC saying that self-regulation was not enough in the current environment, however he asked for more clarity ...

Mercer reveals confronting life expectancy research

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
... services, based on the expectation of average life expectancies. Mercer's managing director and Pacific market leader, David Anderson, believes the implications of the research on the entire financial services industry are far-reaching and should hit ...

IOOF appoints national technical manager

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
... appointed a new national manager, technical services. A long-term participant in the financial services industry Kate Anderson has joined IOOF from Super IQ, where she was the head of technical. In her role Anderson will be responsible for the management ...

Advice register talks focus on financial advice scope

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
... depending on what kind of advice they provide." The Association of Financial Advice (AFA) chief executive officer Phil Anderson attended the meeting on Thursday and told Financial Standard: "I don't think people who provide general advice should be included." ...

New PJC inquiry will "close the loop" on consumer protection

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
... that's a professional association," he added. The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief operating officer Phil Anderson welcomed the PJC inquiry and the fact that it encourages debate around "if we push up education standards, how do we make ...

Mercer appoints two independent directors

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
... MIAL board and the Mercer Superannuation (Australia) Limited (MSAL) board. Both will be independent directors. David Anderson, managing director & Pacific market leader of Mercer said "In addition to their professional director experience, Melissa and ...

AFA unveils main principles of code of conduct

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
... complete the code of conduct last year, but regulatory uncertainty delayed its completion chief operating officer Phil Anderson said. "We couldn't finalise it because [in the AFA draft code of conduct] there was an exemption for opt-in if you were a ...

Senate report supportive of government FoFA reforms

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... for Finance Mathias Cormann," Rantall said. The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief operating officer Phil Anderson also welcomed the document and said he remains optimistic that the bill will have sufficient support in the Senate, despite ...

Palmer United will hold the key to FoFA approval

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
... "it is going to come down to how much agreement there is on the final document." The AFA chief operating officer Phil Anderson noted that "there are elements of the proposed amendments that the opposition has said it will not support, but others that ...