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AMP scales advice for affordability

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2011
AMP has announced a new scalable advice model aimed at creating an affordable product to attract investors who would normally bypass advisers. The My Money Choices model was developed in consultation with financial planners, customers and the Australian ...

Govt invites input on move to halve tax on savings

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... up to $500 of income earned from savings in the 2012-13 tax year and up to $1000 of interest income from 2013. Ben Harrop, AMP Capital's Head of Retail Distribution, said last month that the investment flight to safety had returned with fixed income ...

Big six use advisers for sales while clients confused on independence

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... ending December 2009 to the year to December 2010. From January 2007 to December 2010, advisers associated with pre-merger AMP channeled the most superannuation product business to their own fund manager with an average of 82.2%, the report said. The ...

Rainmaker reveals 2011 Sales & Marketing Excellence Awards

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... their peers. Rainmaker Marketer of the Year (Superannuation) Winner: Brook Carter - AustralianSuper NOMINEES A, Phil Chapman - AMP Financial Services A, Tony Page - AXA Australia A, Amanda Irving - Challenger Rainmaker Marketer of the Year (Investment ...

Hillross acquires $2.2 billion planning group

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
AMP affiliated planning group Hillross Financial Services has agreed to acquire IRIS Financial Group, winning a competitive process that attracted eight first round offers and saw four parties conduct due diligence. Hillross will provide licensee services ...

Planning group Genesys signs research deal with van Eyk

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... research, will also give the planners access to data from alliance partners Advisor Edge on listed property. Genesys, owned by AMP-AXA, has used van Eyk for more than 20 years, van Eyk chief executive Mark Thomas said. "They were a foundation client ...

Retail funds want more super access

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
AMP has joined the chorus of retail funds who want the current award system opened to more competition, giving their superannuation funds greater access to default-fund advantage. AMP has tried repeatedly to join an industry award through Fair Work ...

Licensee Select new manager

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
BT Financial Group's Licensee Select said its "unprecedented growth" has resulted in the appointment of former AMP Financial Planning senior to the role of manager, operations and service delivery. Simon Dutton will be responsible for the ongoing delivery ...

MLC names three AXA converts

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... executive general manager, advice and marketing, Richard Nunn said the group was capitalising on adviser uncertainty following the AMP/AXA merger by offering one off payments to lure new talent. "We would be commercially negligent if we didn't put our ...

Russell hires 35 new staff, makes three senior appointments

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
... foundations, family offices and industry funds. Cameron will be based in Sydney. In addition, Michael Clarke, previously of AMP Capital Investors, has been appointed managing director of industry and government superannuation, and will also work from ...