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PPS Mutual bolsters leadership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2019
... protection specialist at National Australia Bank and senior underwriter at Westpac. He spent five years as a private wealth protection adviser, PPS Mutual say those insights into adviser requirements will allow Lowe to deliver bespoke underwriting support ...

Risk advisory firms merge

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2019
... the firms share common values, cultures and a commitment to put clients first. CRA specialises in income and wealth protection, while MBS focuses on personal and business risk protection. The combined entity will have 18 authorised financial advisers ...

AMP profits dive, chief pay restructured

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2019
... for the advice business, the cessation of internal distribution arrangements between advice and the Australian wealth protection businesses drove a revenue decrease of $40 million to just $17 million. This half's results were also impacted by Buyer of ...

AMP Life appoints temporary investment chief

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
... following the announcement, Merlon Capital Partners' Hamish Carlisle and Neil Margolis called AMP's sale of wealth protection and mature businesses "under-priced and value destroying". AMP chair David Murray defended the sale at its annual results in ...

AMP scraps bonuses

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
... AMP, where we focus on repositioning our business for the future." "Our first priority is the separation of our wealth protection and mature businesses, which will help simplify and create the basis for a more agile AMP."

Ferrari restructures AMP wealth leadership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2019
... Blair Vernon set to lead its NZ advice and wealth operations. He will retain leadership of AMP's New Zealand wealth protection and mature operations in the interim as they transition on AMP Life ahead of its planned separation. In a media statement ...

AMP profits nose dive, dividends hit

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019
... $105 million from the businesses subject to a sale agreement with Resolution Life (Australia and New Zealand wealth protection and mature)," it said in a statement. For FY19, AMP is expecting a full year impact of $35 million post tax from MySuper pricing ...

Financial Standard unwrapped: Our top stories in 2018

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
... with the fallout from its Royal Commission appearance, AMP eventually decided to divest its life insurance and wealth protection business, in a $3.3 billion sale that attracted the ire of shareholders. The ASX was forced to intervene, and ruled the under-fire ...

ASX dismisses concern over AMP sale

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
... determined AMP does not require shareholder approval to move forward with the planned $3.3 billion sale of its wealth protection businesses. On Friday the exchange confirmed AMP was not required to seek shareholder approval to sell its wealth protection ...

Industry fund, IRESS begin automated advice journey

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
... projections and make choices to optimise retirement outcomes. Members can also receive automated advice for wealth protection, savings and debt management. IRESS managing director, superannuation Jeff Hall said the solution can also be coupled with WA ...