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Wealth manager takes massive profit hit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020
A global pandemic and subsequent market volatility have hit wealth manager AMP, taking a near 50% profit hit compared to the same period last year. AMP provided an update on its 2020 interim operating earnings to the ASX, citing the impact from market ...

Advisers file class action against AMP

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
A class action has been filed against AMP by its own advisers in relation to the institution's decision to slash Buyer of Last Resort valuations last year. Almost one year on from the news BOLR valuations would be cut from 4x recurring revenue to ...

Franklin Templeton announces revised APAC team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
Franklin Templeton has revealed its new head of Asia Pacific (APAC), including India, as well as an updated distribution team within the region as it completes its acquisition of Legg Mason. Vivek Kudva has been appointed head of APAC and will be responsible ...

Citi adds to markets, custody leadership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
Citi has appointed a vice chair of markets and securities services for Australia and New Zealand. Sara McKerihan will step into the role, returning to Australia to take up the helm after spending time in Citi's New York office. She will focus on growing ...

BNP Paribas adds to custody team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
BNP Paribas has announced the appointment of Sam Meares as head of banking services operations Australia and New Zealand. Reporting to chief operating officer, David Banks, Meares will be responsible for managing the operations teams of the bank's ...

Banks brace for major loan losses

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020
Three of the United States' biggest banks have set aside approximately $40 billion (US$28 billion) to brace for COVID-19 related loan losses, as Wells Fargo posts its first quarterly loss since the Global Financial Crisis. Citigroup saw its net income ...

AMP should stop whining: Slater and Gordon

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
Law firm Slater and Gordon has slammed AMP chief executive Francesco De Ferrari's criticism of litigation funding and class actions, as AMP continues to battle lawsuits sparked by the Royal Commission. Slater and Gordon head of class actions Ben Hardwick ...

AMP approved product list under fire

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
The approved product lists AMP financial advisers are beholden to have come under fire from the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics. Labor MP Andrew Leigh questioned AMP chief executive Francesco De Ferrari on how the institution ...

Chief economist update: This rebound is brought to you by the letter V

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
The gradual easing of restrictions has unfrozen social and business activity in almost every nation that decided to do so. Central banks and governments can flood the system with all the money they have, or can print, but with consumers not allowed ...

Australia lagging on robo-advice

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
Australia is still dragging the chain on robo-advice but there is hope for local providers, according to new global research on the take-up of the technology. Latest Investment Trends shows Australia is still lagging behind when it comes to the adoption ...