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Financial planning

S&P places AMP Capital property and listed infrastructure funds 'on hold' following insourcing announcement....

Financial planning

AMP has withdrawn from negotiations to acquire a share of Ironstone Group....

Financial planning

AMP Capital has announced that it has ended its joint venture AMP Brookfield following a strategic review....

People & Products

Ross Kent has been promoted from senior managing director - institutional relationships to chief executive AllianceBernstein Australia....

Financial planning

After the introduction of the FOFA changes, financial advisers will need to use their soft skills to articulate the value of their advice. Chris Kennedy reports....

Editorial

As many traditional multi-asset funds disappointed during the GFC, recent times have seen many managers diversify. Deanne Fuller examines the sector....

Editorial

BT emerged from 2011 relatively unscathed in what was a poor year for retail managed funds providers....

Superannuation

Funds under management/advice (FUM/A) for the combined retail and wholesale market dropped by 8 per cent in the 12 months to 31 December 2011, according to DEXX&R....

People & Products

Former PIS managing director Robbie Bennetts has recruited a number of long-term senior PIS staffers to join his new Gold Coast based start-up, Robbie Bennetts Enterprise...

Financial planning

AMP is looking to increase the number of Horizons Academy recruitments, with at least five intakes planned for 2012....

Financial planning

Mental accounting can help financial planners harmonise their client’s money by acting as their financial conductors, writes Barry Wyatt....

Financial planning

The Futuro Financial Services brand may survive under the ownership of AMP, despite the plan to have its financial planners licensed under Charter Financial Planning....

Financial planning

Allianz Australia has launched a new specialist marine underwriting agency, Allianz Marine & Transit....

Funds management

Funds under management/advice (FUM/A) for the combined retail and wholesale market dropped by 8 per cent in the 12 months to 31 December 2011, according to DEXX&R....

Life/Risk

Individual disability business increased 13.6 per cent to $408 million in 2011, while individual lump sum risk business climbed 10.5 per cent to $1.11 billion, according ...

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