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Super needs to pick up its retirement game

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2016
... in retirement by avoiding sequencing risk. This was one of the key views presented by BT general manager superannuation Melinda Howes at a recent industry conference in Sydney. Howes said there are two complexities holding back Australia's retirement ...

Australians short-changing themselves with cash bias

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
... unlikely to reach their superannuation goals with these investments alone," BT Financial Group general manager superannuation Melinda Howes said. She added: "Most Australians receive superannuation contributions via their employer but even a small personal ...

BT to pair superannuation and wellbeing

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2016
... holistic approach to wellbeing. Commenting on the new program, general manager of superannuation, BT Financial Group, Melinda Howes said, "Our intention is to take super in a new direction, to change how Australians feel about their super from something ...

Super effectively the same as lotto for younger Australians

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
... years through 2015-2016 to $6.1 billion, according to recent IBISWorld research. BT general manager of superannuation Melinda Howes said that this reflects a dire need for Australia to focus more on its super savings. "Australians' 'she'll be right' ...

Retail funds cheer super board governance bill

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
... Australians' the confidence that the board decisions made, are in their best interests," BTFG general manager of superannuation Melinda Howes said. The Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Trustee Governance) Bill 2015 considers increasing the number ...

Super funds clash on board independence

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
... three years, had a material relationship" with the super licensee. BT Financial Group general manager superannuation, Melinda Howes, said as a compulsory industry there is an obligation to ensure super funds "adhere to the highest standards of governance ...

Ex-ANZ adviser sent to jail over $6m fraud

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2015
... financial adviser was jailed for six years and three months for defrauding over $5.9 million over a period of 20 years. Melinda Scott will serve three years and ten months in jail before being eligible for parole, the NSW District Court ruled yesterday. ...

Work harder to fight negative press: AFA

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
... recent Value Alliance event in Sydney. As an example, he noted that Houghton Strategic Solutions owner and AFA member Melinda Houghton's crowd-funded Positivity for Planners campaign, covered in Financial Standard on January 22, had received "underwhelming ...

Melbourne planner launching crowd-funded positivity campaign

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... financial planners. Spurred by negative press about the profession, Houghton Strategic Solutions owner and AFA member Melinda Houghton is launching Positivity for Planners to raise awareness about the value financial advisers contribute to society. "The ...

AMP recruits NAB executive to head product, strategy

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015
... extensive search. NAB former general manager of retail wealth platforms Dean Thomas joins AMP today. The role was last held by Melinda Howes, who joined AMP in August 2013 and left in June 2014 to take over the role of BT Financial Group general manager ...