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MySuper milestones monitor industry movement

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
... 2017, the top ranked MySuper single investment strategy was Hostplus with an annual return of 13%. For lifestage options, the AMP Super Directions MySuper offering was ranked number one for both members aged up to 40 years and between 41 and 49 years ...

Group insurance inaction is "robbery": Inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... Council Life Insurance Code of Practice which doesn't cover group insurance. CommInsure, an FSC member, has adopted the code. AMP appeared at the last hearing said it intends to sign up to the FSC Code of Practice as a super trustee, which took effect ...

Underwriting expert joins ClearView

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2017
... where he spent a total of five-and-a-half years with the company. His 25 years of underwriting experience includes working at AMP for seven years as chief underwriter as well as service technical underwriting manager. Page has also held senior roles ...

AMP and Challenger ink annuities deal

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
Challenger annuities will now be available through AMP's adviser portal, marking one of the more historic partnerships since Challenger swapped its financial planning business for AXA's annuities portfolio in 2008. Financial advisers will now be able ...

Cooper Investors opens door to retail

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... products. Mann said at the time: "There were always retail exposures, but they had generally been by a financial services firm - AMP or Colonial, say - who would package it up. What I've noticed recently, though, is that there's a changing appetite for ...

Financial services leaders push for marriage equality

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2017
... the workforce", and argues that the "rights and liberties of all individuals are sacrosanct." Vanguard, UBS, J.P. Morgan, AMP, Australian Ethical, BNY Mellon and HSBC have also joined in support among numerous other financial services firms. "An equitable ...

Former AMP adviser banned for $2.5m fraud

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2017
A former AMP adviser was permanently banned by ASIC for misappropriating almost $2.5 million of client funds. Over the course of nine years, Hobart-based Daniel Joseph Noonan stole $2,495,117 from 14 clients while operating as an authorised representative ...

US$4.1 billion infrastructure debt fundraising secured

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2017
AMP Capital has reached final close on its Infrastructure Debt Fund III, completing one of the largest fundraisings in the world for an infrastructure debt strategy. The investment manager raised US$2.5 billion for the Debt Fund III (IDF III), an additional ...

Complex operations leaving life customers confused

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017
... Nationals senator John Williams raised concerns over younger people's ignorance about group insurance. Senator Williams pressed AMP chief executive Craig Meller and group executive insurance Megan Beer about this "big problem we have", adding 50% of ...

AMP Capital seeks growth in Real Estate

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017
AMP Capital is gearing up for its next phase of growth with several appointments across its Real Estate business. According to AMP Capital global head of real estate Carmel Hourigan, these appointments demonstrate the continued momentum behind AMP Capital ...