AMP could scrap spin-off plan as it confirms Dexus talks

AMP could scrap spin-off plan as it confirms Dexus talks

AMP’s board must consider whether shareholders and clients will be better served if the company de-merges its private markets arm or sells it off.

  • byClancy Yeates

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‘We’re sorry’:AMP fails to complete MySuper transfers after four years

‘We’re sorry’:AMP fails to complete MySuper transfers after four years

AMP failed to transfer 3702 members to MySuper products from 2014,despite legal obligations,and is now reimbursing customers and accepting back-dated insurance claims.

  • byCharlotte Grieve
Sydney’s first skyscraper at Circular Quay to get a $200m facelift

Sydney’s first skyscraper at Circular Quay to get a $200m facelift

The grand old dame of Sydney’s skyscrapers,AMP Capital’s 33 Alfred Street,is getting a makeover for its 60th birthday.

  • byCarolyn Cummins
From the Archives,1962:The AMP Building opens

From the Archives,1962:The AMP Building opens

When it was completed 60 years ago,the AMP Building was Australia’s tallest building,and one of our most innovative.

  • byGraham Thorp
‘Absolutely’:AMP’s new chief sees ‘real opportunity’ in cross-selling

‘Absolutely’:AMP’s new chief sees ‘real opportunity’ in cross-selling

Despite being slammed during the banking royal commission,AMP’s new CEO Alexis George thinks there are opportunities to be made in cross-selling financial products but stressed customer consent would be a top priority.

  • byCharlotte Grieve
Regulator will ‘sit tight’ on further property lending limits:Economists

Regulator will ‘sit tight’ on further property lending limits:Economists

Major bank economists are expecting the prudential regulator to hold off introducing more lending restrictions as the likelihood of an interest rate rise this year increases.

  • byJennifer Duke
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AMP sells infrastructure debt arm to Ares Management

AMP sells infrastructure debt arm to Ares Management

The troubled financial services company is a step closer to simplifying its structure as it forges ahead with plans to spin off its wealth management arm in the new year.

  • bySupratim Adhikari
Blackstone swoops on $925m office as leases show signs of comeback

Blackstone swoops on $925m office as leases show signs of comeback

Private equity giant Blackstone has bought on a half share in the Sydney Grosvenor Place tower,giving heart to office property investors that the sector is coming back to life.

  • byCarolyn Cummins andSimon Johanson
‘Looking for partners’:AMP targets fintechs under new growth strategy

‘Looking for partners’:AMP targets fintechs under new growth strategy

AMP’s newly appointed chief executive Alexis George has sought to start a new chapter in the 172-year-old company’s trajectory by partnering with fintechs after a bruising past few years.

  • byCharlotte Grieve
AMP forecasts $325m impairments ahead of demerger

AMP forecasts $325m impairments ahead of demerger

The devaluation of AMP’s brand name was among the impairment charges announced ahead of the AMP Capital private markets demerger.

  • byCharlotte Grieve
AMP to retain $7b office fund,but investors have ‘big questions’

AMP to retain $7b office fund,but investors have ‘big questions’

AMP has fought off rival bids for management of the $7 billion office fund,which is good news for its private markets demerger,but questions remain about the cost of fee reductions.

  • byCharlotte Grieve