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Upgrades to AMP's North platform

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012
AMP has made a series of upgrades its North platform and rolled out new branding across its communications. AMP has added the introduction of family fee aggregation (FFA), allowing up to four family members to take advantage of lower fees by combining ...

AMP merges fin planning businesses

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012
AMP financial planning business ipac announced yesterday that it would integrate boutique financial advisory firm Tynan Mackenzie under the ipac brand. Tynan Mackenzie is also part of the AMP group. The integration will see Tynan Mackenzie transition ...

TAL appoints new general manager

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
... financial services companies across the region on strategy and operations. Prior to that, Clarke held senior strategy roles at AMP and CommInsure, and divisional management roles as chief operating officer at Newcastle Permanent Building Society and ...

New hires to oversee $2 billion project pipeline

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
AMP Capital has made hires in a direct property division to oversee $2 billion worth of planned retail development. AMP Capital Shopping Centres has appointed Mark Kirkland as head of development, David Woodcock as general manager major project delivery ...

New US trading desk for AMP Capital

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
AMP Capital has set up a Chicago-based trading desk for equities and fixed income in Europe and the Americas. In conjunction with the establishment of its Chicago-based dealing desk, AMP Capital has appointed Eric Cadogan and Mike Bhatia as equities ...

Market anxiety shrouds SMSF appetite for equities

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
... that SMSF members should seek professional advice before they take any decisions regarding their allocation to equities." AMP SMSF administration head of technical services Philip LaGreca also said that most investors remain happy to hold cash. "Cash ...

Four funds added to AMP Flexible Super

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
Demand for more asset classes and investment strategies have seen four funds added to AMP's Flexible Super's investment options. Kapstream Absolute Return Income, Magellan Global, PIMCO Australian Focus and Super Easy Alternative have all been added ...

Financial Standard names FS Smileys finalists

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
The 2012 finalists of the Financial Standard Social Media Influence, Leadership + Excellence Scholarship (or "the Smileys"), sponsored by Zurich, were announced today ahead of the awarding of the Scholarship in Melbourne next week. The 12 finalists ...

RBA holds rates but deploys rhetoric as magic pudding

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
... developed countries like the US and UK where central bank rates remain at 0.5% or below. Shane Oliver, chief economist at AMP Capital, said he was surprised by what he described as a very explicit statement on the part of the RBA. "It's well known that ...

Advisers failing to engage disillusioned consumers

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
... experts has said. Speaking at the annual AFA National Conference on the Gold Coast last week, industry heavyweights such as AMP managing director Craig Meller, CommInsure's Tim Browne, the Beddoes Institute's Dr Rebecca Sheils and AFA national president ...