Allianz Retire+ appoints Coulter

Allianz Retire+ has appointed Robert Coulter as national platform and research and relationship manager. He was previously head of clients, APAC at Ignition Advice.

"Robert brings over two decades of experience working with financial planners and dealer groups in the wealth management space," Allianz Australia Life Insurance chief executive officer, Adrian Stewart, said.

"[He] has a deep understanding of the advice industry and has a robust network to support Allianz Retire+'s mission to deliver certainty and flexibility to Australian retirees."

Allianz Retire+ head of distribution wealth management, Andrew Stewart said they were excited to welcome Coulter to the team.

"His decades of experience will support in delivering AGILE and future solutions to the market and will continue to bolster our expertise and elevate our support for advisers in delivering retirement income solutions to their clients," he said.

AGILE is Allianz Retire's Income for Life offering.

Allianz Retire+ is aligning its  business to help its partners deliver on the objectives of the retirement income covenant and Coulter said he was looking forward to working with the team to progress the conversation around RIC and the smart, next generation retirement solutions that will be required.

"We are building our deep sector expertise within the business, and are well positioned to support advisers, trustees and superfunds deliver retirement solutions to their clients and members. This new appointment builds on the recent appointments within our wealth team as we continue to deliver AGILE to market," Adrian Stewart said.