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Financial planning

A strategic focus on advisers has seen inflows from financial advisers to AMP’s North platform increase by 17 per cent in Q3 but total platform net cashflow has declined ...

Features

The number of profitable practices channelling their time, capital and resources into self-licensed ventures is on the rise, a trend which larger licensees are observing ...

Financial planning

Justice Mark Moshinsky has ruled a timeline for mediation between AMP Financial Planning and Equity Financial Planners to begin, and a former planner has called for the f...

Financial planning

The Advisers Association has expressed disappointment at AMP’s decision to appeal the BOLR verdict while AMP’s Matt Lawler says he hopes mediation will reach “an outcome ...

Financial planning

AMP has announced this morning that it intends to appeal the verdict of its Buyer of Last Resort class action....

Financial planning

Insignia is fast becoming the licensee to feel the biggest brunt of adviser departures, losing 24 this week and over 100 in the past calendar year, which is three times t...

Financial planning

The value of advice is hitting home at retirement, according to AMP research, which reveals 75 per cent of older Australians find the retirement system too complex. ...

People & Products

The Financial Services Council has appointed two financial services chief executives to join its board. ...

Funds management

Five major platforms have reported significant growth in funds under administration in the last financial year and have carved out ambitious new targets moving forward....

Financial planning

The Federal Court has handed down a penalty to AMP to pay Equity Financial Planners and Wealthstone, two members of the class action....

Financial planning

Members of the AMP BOLR class action will have to wait longer for information on any potential compensation after an update from the Federal Court....

Financial planning

AMP has reached an agreement to settle the shareholder class action brought by Komlotex in June 2018 following the Hayne royal commission for $110 million....

Financial planning

AMP chief executive, Alexis George, has shared her thoughts on Insignia’s new ownership model and whether it will follow its footsteps as it expects $50 million in advice...

People & Products

The $160 billion Aware Super fund has made a series of senior hires, with the new appointments joining from global roles at Pendal and AMP. ...

Financial planning

AMP CEO, Alexis George, expects to have an update on the BOLR class action this month but has not ruled out appealing the case, having set aside a “best estimate” of $50 ...

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