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Retirement income opportunities begin early

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
Choice chief executive Alan Kirkland believes bi-partisan government support is needed for a superannuation objective that makes the retirement income message clear. Kirkland says too often debates occur around super's purpose and whether people's retirement ...

Read the data not the Fed's lips

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
... Fed's anticipated trajectory of rates". But from one ex-Fed chairman to another, in his recent interview with Bloomberg, Alan Greenspan said that, "I cannot perceive that we can maintain these levels of interest rates for very much longer. They have ...

Wilson Group's new MD begins role

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2016
... chief executive from 1988 to 1993. This news follows the announcement that Wilson Group's board would be restructured so that Alan Watson will become independent chair; Steven Wilson, Deborah Beale and Gerard Bradley will be non-executive directors ...

Terms of reference released for complaints system review

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
... resolution and complaints framework. The independent expert panel consisting of Professor Ian Ramsay (chair), Julie Abramson and Alan Kirkland and will examine the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS), the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal, and the Credit ...

Super gets reality check on engagement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
Choice chief executive Alan Kirkland told superannuation funds a few home truths this week, relaying several member perceptions about the industry ahead of research to be released by the consumer advocacy group. Speaking at an Association of Superannuation ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2016
... we had hoped, even as sales activity continues to improve." This was how National Australia Bank's (NAB) chief economist, Alan Oster interpreted the bank's latest update on Australian business confidence. The NAB business confidence index fell to a reading ...

EQT appoints former executive as senior manager

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016
... Equity Trustees has appointed a new senior manager responsible for working with new and existing responsible entity clients. Alan O'Brien will work in the corporate trustee services (CTS) team in Melbourne as a senior manager, relationships and oversight. ...

Federation Alliance launches Federation Super

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
... Alliance is serviced by Australian Unity, a provider of national healthcare, financial services and retirement living solutions. Alan Kenny, chief executive officer of Federation Alliance, said the addition of Federation Super means the Federation platform ...

Wilson Group acquires $19bn fund manager and restructures board

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
... ability to extract full value for Pinnacle in the future." Furthermore, Wilson Group's board will be restructured so that Alan Watson will become independent chair; Steven Wilson, Deborah Beale and Gerard Bradley will be non-executive directors; and ...

Panel to review financial services complaints system

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2016
... said the review panel will be chaired by law professor Ian Ramsay, with lawyer Julie Ambramson and Choice chief executive Alan Kirkland making up the panel. "The expert panel brings a wealth of regulatory, consumer and legal experience to the review ...