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Industry bodies respond to QAR recommendations

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
... independent financial advisers. The government has not accepted any of those recommendations at this stage," CHOICE chief executive Alan Kirkland said. "If designed correctly, these reforms will meaningfully improve access to advice, without watering ...

E&P Investments hunts new RE

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023
... underway for court-ordered mediation between E&P and Shine Lawyers in the class action brought against it and former executives Alan Dixon and Chris Brown. The mediation was to occur no later than March 24, with a case management hearing scheduled for ...

Government introduces FAR, CSLR Bills

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
... financial system and ensure that many forgotten financial victims will receive the justice they deserve," CHOICE chief executive Alan Kirkland said. "The Financial Accountability Regime has the potential to be a game-changer for corporate culture in ...

"A lawyer's picnic": QAR report slammed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023
... advice fees to drain people's retirement savings without control is reckless," he said. Meanwhile, on a similar note, CHOICE's Alan Kirkland said the report is a recipe for another Royal Commission, adding that the new best interests duty for advisers ...

Still work to do on QAR: Levy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
... driving my dog to the dog park and I'm listening to Radio National and I hear Patricia Karvelas introduce head of Choice Alan Kirkland to speak about the proposal paper," Levy said. "He opens by saying 'this is a disaster." She explained the ...

A sensible roadmap: Industry responds to QAR paper

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
... Australia, CPA Australia, Self-Managed Super Fund Association and Institute of Public Accountants. However, CHOICE chief executive Alan Kirkland said he has grave concerns the removal of the best interests duty would see the industry return to "the bad ...

Business confidence, conditions rally: NAB

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2022
... pressure continues to build suggesting that inflation is yet to peak." Commenting on the result, NAB Group chief economist Alan Oster said: "Businesses are continuing to report that conditions are really strong." "While some of the real-time data we ...

Australian Eagle team to join Montgomery IM

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2022
... new partnership next month. The six-person team, led by chief investment officer Sean Sequeira and senior portfolio manager Alan Kwan, will join under a sub-investment manager partnership agreement focused on Australian domestic large cap equities. Australian ...

ASX 100 chief executive bonuses hit record highs

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2022
... to equity: "With vesting of almost two million ZEPOs, originally granted in 2015, 2016 and 2017." By contrast, Qantas' Alan Joyce was the only incumbent ASX 100 chief executive not to receive a bonus in either FY20 or FY21. ACSI said it will be closely ...

AMG Super hires to distribution team

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022
... dedicated BDM team based in Melbourne is a key component to AMG's continued growth," Constable said. AMG chief executive Alan Hegerty said: "The addition of Richard to the AMG Super distribution team is a significant milestone for us. With the launch ...