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Chief economist update: COVID-19 solves overtourism in Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... Germany (two imported, 14 locally acquired), 13 cases in the United Kingdom (12 imported, one locally acquired), 12 cases in France (five imported, seven locally acquired), three cases in Spain (three imported), one case in Belgium (imported), one case ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 could hit Australia with triple whammy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
... parts coming from China." "So far 24 airlines have cancelled flights to and from China. They include British Airways, Air France, and Dutch airline KLM, which axed flights through much of March. In the US, American Airlines and Delta halted flights until ...

De Ferrari unaware of legal action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
AMP chief executive Francesco De Ferrari has said he is not aware of any impending legal action in relation to the group's financial advice business. Speaking to media after the release of the group's financial results, De Ferrari said that while he ...

Tough times continue for AMP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
Despite a $2.5 billion shortfall and losing 444 advisers, AMP's board has approved an 80% increase to chief executive Francesco De Ferrari's remuneration. It has also announced the resignation of its chief risk officer. The country's largest wealth ...

AMP confirms executive hire

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
James Georgeson has been appointed to the position on a permanent basis, effective 3 February 2020. Georgeson was appointed acting chief financial officer after Moorhead decided not to take on the role from outgoing chief financial officer Gordon Lefevre. ...

Melbourne boutique adds to team

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2020
... sovereigns, semi-government, agencies and supra-nationals in the core G7 defined countries − Canada, US (North America), France, Germany, Italy (Europe ex-UK Core), UK and Japan, as well as satellite countries.

Shareholder activism on the rise

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
... activism decreased overall during 2019, driven by 10 fewer campaigns in the UK. The report notes that activity expanded across France, Germany and Switzerland. Activists continue to have a strong influence on boards, with 122 board seats won by activists ...

AMP to cull super trustee, five funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2020
Francesco De Ferrari's long touted shake-up of AMP's wealth management business is starting to take shape, with the firm just months away from culling a superannuation trustee and five super funds. Responding to a question on notice from its November ...

Chief economist update: The Grinch steals Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
... currency depreciation being a result of the economic crises in their economies and not currency manipulation but China and France have the firepower to engage the Grinch who is stealing Christmas. The point is contrary to the RBA's view that the ...

AMP combines business units, appoints new boss

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
AMP Limited has announced it is combining its Australian wealth management business with banking into a new entity named AMP Australia, and has shuffled its C-suite lineup. AMP chief executive Francesco De Ferrari said the integration of the wealth ...