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Investec Asset Management has been awarded a $150 million 4Factor Emerging Markets (EM) equity mandate from AMP Capital Investors through its Future Directions multi-mana...

Financial planning

Confusion on planner independence

Consumers are confused about what represents planner independence - and so too are some planners....

Financial planning

AMP unveils new risk offering

AMP is unveiling its new risk offering, which will improve choice and flexibility. It will be unveiled at a series of nationwide adviser seminars from May 11....

Editorial

The fallout from the ACCC's veto of NAB's acquisition of AXA

As the dust settles on the ACCC's decision to veto NAB's acquisition of AXA Asia Pacific, Mike Taylor writes that many have noted the degree to which the regulator's view...

Financial planning

AMP execs and advisers stranded by volcanic ash

Scores of AMP's senior executives and high performance financial advisers have had their travel plans disrupted by the volcanic ash wreaking havoc on Europe's flight path...

Financial planning

AXA's healthy flows

AXA records healthy flows in March quarter despite acquisition talk....

Editorial

AMP reports underlying profits of $772 million

AMP reports a $772 million underlying profit for 2009, down 5 per cent on 2008....

Financial planning

Instos put spotlight on boutique 'independence'

So called 'unaligned' boutique advisory groups claiming the high ground on independence is a furphy that ignores not only the facts but also places serious risk on invest...

Financial planning

Planners question independence of advice

Non-institutionally aligned advisers argue a move away from commissions is being challenged by the increasing institutional ownership of advice channels....

Financial planning

UBS Aussie bond fund 'on hold'

Standard & Poor's (S&P) Fund Services has placed UBS Australian Bond Fund 'on hold' after portfolio manager Adam Bowe announced he was leaving the firm....

Editorial

Recruitment: investing in the future

With the war for talent in the financial services sector set to resume in the wake of the global financial crisis, some are arguing that the only way to develop the indus...

Financial planning

AMP in no hurry to up bid, says analyst

AMP is in no rush to up its bid for AXA Asia Pacific, according to a Credit Suisse analyst....

Financial planning

AMP unlikely to extend exclusivity agreement

Saturday will be 'just another day' as AMP's exclusivity agreement with AXA SA falls away....

Financial planning

AMP and Hillross planners raise funds for Future2

Financial planners attending the AMP and Hillross annual conference in Melbourne have committed to contributions totalling $18,900 for the Future2 Foundation, which suppo...