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Financial planning

AMP will make it mandatory for nearly 2000 planners to be members of a professional association. ...

Superannuation

AMP’s Libby Roy believes MySuper could, in fact, be a catalyst to increase member engagement with their super....

Life/Risk

AMP Limited earnings update reveals extent of losses in Australian wealth protection division....

Financial planning

Money Management/FPA breakfast will debate the planning policy issues before, during and after the Federal Election at an upcoming Thought Leadership breakfast....

Funds management

Masterfunds have continued to grow in size, ending the year to March 31 with nearly half a trillion dollars in funds under management (FUM). ...

Financial planning

It was not a formal valedictory but Financial Services Minister, Bill Shorten, used an FSC function to thank those involved in the FOFA and financial services policy chan...

Superannuation

William Buck wealth advisory suggests strategies to overcome super disadvantage, particularly for women....

Funds management

The retail managed funds sector has grown 4.5 per cent in the March quarter; however the “sell in May and go away” syndrome may plague Australian markets later this year....

Life/Risk

Inflows into risk insurance products continued to climb after a strong 2012, with inflows into individual risk lump sum and income products and group risk products increa...

Editorial

As advisers become increasingly time-poor, multi-manager funds seem to have emerged as an ‘all-in-one’ solution they need for their clients. But as Benjamin Levy reports,...

Superannuation

New AMP data points to older workers staying in workforce longer and losing some focus on their super....

Superannuation

More people are working past retirement age and concessional contributions have dropped among older workers, placing unwanted pressure on the superannuation outcomes of m...

Funds management

The gatekeeper role that platforms play in determining which investments are easily available presents a huge challenge for the direct property sector....

Superannuation

Newly appointed AMP SMSF executive Peter Burgess explains that assessing suitability and explaining risks is the key to good SMSF advice....

Life/Risk

AMP has introduced big changes to its insurance range in response to the changing way advisers do business....

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