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Divestment integral for better returns

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... Superannuation Trust led the losses with an estimated impact on return of -2.59%, followed closely by MLC MySuper at -2.34%, AMP MySuper No. 2 at -2.12%, Mercer SmartPath at -2.11% and AustralianSuper MySuper at -2.04%. "For super funds, this is yet ...

NAB hires former AllianceBernstein Australia CEO

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
... executive for Australia and New Zealand and executive director at AllianceBernstein. Prior to that, he held multiple positions at AMP, including managing director, AMP Financial Service New Zealand and UK director of strategy. Commenting on his appointment ...

Volatility driving SMSF diversification

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... in a bid to escape market volatility and reduce their exposure to the Australian share market, according to new research by AMP Capital. The research found that 46% of respondents had significantly changed their asset allocation during the last 12 months ...

Life Insurance Risk Market inflows up 6.6%

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
... business led by TAL (19.3%), BT / Westpac (13.4%), MetLife (11.7%), OnePath (10.6%) and AIA (10.5%). The data showed that AMP market share has dropped for the second year running, a drop which can be most likely attributed to AMP's lower share of group ...

New hires strengthens AMP Capital equities team

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
AMP Capital has appointed Geoff Wells as Senior Portfolio Manager and Peter Harris as Senior Resources Analyst to its Australia equities division. The appointments will expand the coverage of investment styles within the Australian equities team, led ...

Accountants should beware AFSL traps

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... have very strict client ownership stipulations, especially those by licensees that operate within the big four major banks, AMP and IOOF," Tynan said. Tynan went on to suggest that accountants could conceivably establish their own licence, arguing that ...

Financial services leading Australian M&A

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
... of PSC Insurance to join other major players Steadfast and Austbrokers, and financial planning businesses with Findex and AMP still highly active in the market," the report said. The report added that megadeal privatisations of ports, railways and other ...

AMP and Topdocs partner for SMSF service

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
AMP has partnered with legal document provider Topdocs to provide SMSF documentation services through its SuperConcepts SMSF business. The service will allow SMSF advisers to generate documentation based on the fund data available on SuperConcepts' ...

SMSFA calls for concessional caps flexibility

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2016
The SMSF Association has called for changes to concessional caps to allow Australians to carry forward unused concessional contribution cap amounts and contribute to their superannuation when their circumstances allow. In its 2016 Budget submission ...

NAB appoints ex-Genesys MD

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
NAB has appointed the new general manager of NAB Financial Planning. Tim Steele joins NAB from AMP-aligned practices Genesys and ipac, where he was managing director. He was a director of AMP's Horizons academy and created Horizons Financial Group. ...