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Melinda Howes bids farewell to BT

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021
Melinda Howes has finished up as managing director of superannuation at BT, having spent the better part of two decades with the company. Howes departed BT last week for personal reasons, the company confirmed. It is understood Howes has been on carer's ...

BT confirms changes to super business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2021
... of customer experience and growth Hannah Oakhill. Oakhill reports directly to managing director, superannuation Melinda Howes. A spokesperson for BT said the business has had "some challenges and are committed to do better for our members and we have ...

BT appoints chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021
... Retire+ in July this year following about three years in the role. BT's managing directors Kathy Vincent and Melinda Howes will both now report to Rady.

ASFA adds board members

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
... Corporation chief executive) and Deanne Stewart (Aware Super chief executive), who represent not-for-profit funds. Melinda Howes (BT Financial Group general manager of superannuation) and Kelly Power (Colonial First State general manager product) represent ...

Retail superannuation funds grilled on member priorities

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
... products can be graded for a period of five years based on net investment returns. BT general manager of superannuation Melinda Howes told the committee "we do acknowledge that we have had a period of underperformance in the past". Leigh asked Howes ...

Few funds immune to ERS

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... applications across different BT products including BT Super for Life and BT Super. BT general manager of superannuation Melinda Howes said with 810,000 members and $69 billion in FUM making Retirement Wrap the ninth biggest fund in the country the applications ...

What SMSFs will look like in 2030

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... the annual SMSF Association conference this morning. The panel was hosted by BT general manager of superannuation Melinda Howes. Blomfield decidedly took a negative view of what 2030 might look like for the industry. "I'm going to assume this thing got ...

BT launches new managed accounts offerings

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
... under administration in the 12 months to 30 November 2018. Separately, the firm's general manager of superannuation Melinda Howes, recently weighed into the debate over the Productivity Commission's proposed best-in-show default superannuation fund shortlist ...

Superannuation reforms splits opinion: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
... problem of underperformance in the wider super system." On the other hand, BT general manager of superannuation Melinda Howes said the shortlist has merit as it curbs defaulting multiple times over the working life of members and for new entrants to ...

Best-in-show splits industry

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
... products on the shortlist, selected via sequential allocation," it recommended. BT general manager of superannuation Melinda Howes sees merit in having a shortlist. The best-in-show proposal and the idea of defaulting once over the working life of members ...