ipac to integrate Tynan Mackenzie



AMP-aligned dealer group ipac has announced it will bring the Tynan Mackenzie group, which was incorporated into AXA in 2006, under the ipac brand.
Tynan Mackenzie has 37 employed advisers and more than 4,400 clients. The group's chief executive Paul Robertson will help manage the transition and remain on the ipac leadership team, according to a statement from AMP.
The Tynan Mackenzie brand transition out of the market over the course of 2013, with the integrated business servicing more than 45,000 clients and advising on more than $10 billion in funds under advice, AMP stated.
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