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AMP settles class action for $110m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2023
AMP has put to bed a class action relating to fee for no service scandals and misleading regulators as exposed by the Royal Commission but claims no responsibility in settling for $110 million. The class action filed in June 2018, affected AMP shareholders ...

Super tough sell for First Nations people: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
In the latest episode of the Financial Standard podcast, First Nations Foundation chief executive Phil Usher says superannuation is inadequate for meeting the needs of all Indigenous Australians, adding that change is needed to ensure better future ...

AMP provisions $50m in response to class action

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023
... Court ruled against AMP over its controversial change to the Buyer of Last Resort (BOLR) rules, backing AMP Financial Planning advisers who protested against the decline in their business valuations from 4x to 2.5 recurring revenue. Due to this change ...

New product lead at Equip Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023
... product development, strategic planning, and commercial management that is second to none gained through his career at Mercer, AMP, AXA, Industry Fund Services and KPMG. He joins from HUB24, where he served as general manager of product development for ...

Rethinking retirement: Focus on spending, not saving

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2023
AMP general manager of retirement solutions Ben Hillier has emphasised the need to inspire more confidence in individuals approaching retirement. On a panel at a Financial Services Council (FSC) policy briefing on Thursday, Hillier said the predominant ...

Advisers' experience stands at 14.5 years

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2023
... less. Around 10% of registered advisers have exactly five years' experience. The biggest licensees such as AMP Financial Planning have on average 15.3 years of experience. Morgans Financial advisers have 17.3 years, while Ord Minnett advisers have 18.7 ...

FY23 farewells 700 advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023
Financial advice firms AMP Financial Planning, Synchron, and Charter farewelled the largest number of advisers, dragging down the total population to 15,708 from 16,415 at the end of the 2023 financial year. Rainmaker analysis of ASIC's Financial Adviser ...

Platforms FUM falls $20bn: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2023
... billion, resulting in $14.2 billion overall net inflows. The top four platform players, Insignia, BT, Colonial First State and AMP all experienced decreases in FUM, down 4.2%, 7.1%, 4.5% and 6.8% respectively. However, Netwealth was up 14.4% to $65.9 ...

AMP loses BOLR changes class action

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023
The Federal Court this morning has ruled in favour of disgruntled AMP Financial Planning advisers who saw the value of their practices deteriorate after the parent company controversially changed its Buyer of Last Resort (BOLR) rules. In handing down ...

Large AFSLs lead advice complaints: AFCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023
... with several AMP and Insignia Financial practices leading the pack. Modelling of the AFCA data shows that AMP Financial Planning received the most complaints among the advice firms with 81 filed between July 2021 and December 2022. Isolating the high ...