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AMP upgrades wrap platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
AMP upgraded its superannuation and investment platform MyNorth, which hit $6.7 billion in funds under management since it was launched last year. Enhancements to the platform promises greater efficiency for advisers to manage multiple client activities ...

'Retire ready' is more than a large super balance

EMMA RAPAPORT, STEPHEN FAY  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
... Major Super Funds. At a session on retirement and ageing, researcher Justine Irving, university Professor Kim Halford, and AMP Capital's Jeff Rogers highlighted the benefits of taking a holistic approach in assisting people to transition to retirement ...

AMP Capital CIO departs in leadership reshuffle

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
AMP Capital's chief investment officer for global equities and fixed income will leave the business as part of a leadership restructure. Mark Beardow joined AMP Capital in 1998 as a credit analyst before moving onto head of credit markets, head of fixed ...

FSC board appoints AMP exec

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2017
A senior AMP executive is joining the board of the Financial Services Council. AMP group executive, advice and New Zealand Jack Regan will also become co-chair of the FSC's advice board committee. Before his current role at AMP, he was managing director ...

Perennial portfolio manager leaves industry

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2017
... steels, utilities, building materials, miscellaneous industrials and diversified financials sectors. Before that, he was head of AMP's Value Plus team, and has also held roles at GIO Asset Management and QBE Insurance. Oesterheld departed late last year. ...

Adviser contravenes FoFA obligations

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2017
... review-which forms part of ASIC's broader Wealth Management Project-was focused on the conduct of the financial advice arms of AMP, ANZ, CBA, NAB and Westpac. In the report, ASIC identified a number of areas of concern where further improvements need ...

Public service veteran retires from AMP

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2017
A long-serving company director and public servant will step down from AMP's board in May. Peter Shergold, who became an AMP director in 2008, held multiple positions including chair of the risk committee and non-executive director of both AMP Life ...

Major ASIC project finds serious financial advice concerns

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017
... regulator's broader Wealth Management project covering the financial advice provided by Australia's largest financial institutions - AMP, ANZ, CBA, NAB, Westpac and Macquarie. The latter was excluded from this particular sub-project because ASIC said ...

Global insurance tech eyes Australian expansion

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017
... entered into a strategic partnership with an Australian wealth management consultancy. FINEOS, which services clients including AMP, CommInsure, Macquarie, ANZ, TAL and Westpac, has joined up with wealth manager Sequential to create a range of consulting ...

AMP Capital overhauls ESG investment strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2017
AMP Capital is introducing an ethical investment framework that will divest about $570 million in 'dangerous' or unethical investments across its entire portfolio. The company is ramping its commitment to responsible investing, and applying its new ...