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AMP to cut contribution fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
AMP has informed licensees and financial advisers it will phase out contribution fees in Q1 2020. In a letter from AMP managing director of superannuation, retirement and platforms Lara Bourguignon, AMP has said it will cease charging and paying contribution ...

AMP Capital commits more to Melbourne students

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
AMP Capital has expanded its investment in the University of Melbourne, acquiring the student accommodation concession for its latest campus. The $150 million, 42-year deal was made on behalf of investors in the AMP Capital Diversified Trust (ADIT) ...

ANZ Private hands out $3.5b mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
ANZ Private has awarded a $3.5 billion mandate for multi-asset tactical asset allocation advisory. DWS was the recipient of the mandate, providing advisory services for tactical asset allocation on multi-asset model portfolios. As a result of the mandate ...

Thousands exit Westpac raise

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
More than 3300 Westpac investors decided to exit the bank's recent share placement plan, taking close to $70 million with them. Westpac has smashed through its target of $500 million on its way to raising $770 million of investor capital, and the big ...

AMP welcomes former PwC partner

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
AMP has announced changes to its board, with the appointment of a former PwC partner as a non-executive director. Rahoul Chowdry will join the board, effective January 1, having held leadership and senior executive roles in the professional services ...

Industry fund members targeted

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
Members of a $6 billion industry superannuation fund are being targeted by aggressive cold calls pushing them to roll over their super into another fund. TWUSUPER has shared that some of its members have received unwanted phone calls from salespeople ...

IOOF, ANZ transaction gets green light

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
APRA has approved IOOF's application to purchase ANZ's superannuation business. The decision to allow the purchase of OnePath Custodians and Oasis Funds Management comes from APRA after it was granted the legislative power to approve or refuse an application ...

Culture index launched

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
In response to current concerns around Australian corporate culture exposed by the Hayne Royal Commission, a Melbourne-based startup has launched a standardised index creating culture transparency. The Workability Index (TWI) aims to provide companies ...

FASEA adds adviser representative to board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
A replacement financial adviser representative director has been appointed to the FASEA board three months after the resignation of CountPlus chief executive Matthew Rowe. Hamilton Wealth managing director Will Hamilton has been appointed as a part-time ...

Chief economist update: Eurozone negative rates a failure?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
"Give me a one-handed economist. All my economists say 'on one hand...', then 'but on the other..." - Harry Truman The AFR recently published an opinion piece from Kate Samranvedhya - a Bachelor of Science in Economics graduate from Massachusetts ...