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AMP unit settles retired planner’s suit over $1M buyout deal
AMP 2022-02-01 2:05 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A subsidiary of AMP has settled a retired financial planner’s lawsuit accusing the company of using “unfair tactics” to avoid coughing up close to a million dollars owed under a buyout option exercised in November 2019.

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AMP’s bid to declass insurance class action ‘antithesis’ of interests of justice, court rules
AMP 2021-11-26 2:36 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Financial services company AMP has lost its bid to de-class representative proceedings brought on behalf of 1.5 million insurance customers.

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Fees for no service class action must clarify ‘serious allegations’ against AMP
AMP 2021-11-02 4:27 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered a class action against AMP to provide more detail in its case accusing the financial services firm of failing to disclose information to shareholders about allegedly misleading ASIC and charging clients fees for no service.

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AMP, Willis Towers Watson locked in multimillion-dollar Sydney CBD rental dispute
AMP 2021-10-20 4:46 pm By Miklos Bolza

AMP has taken the insurance arm of Willis Towers Watson to court to try to force it to stick to an alleged promise to rent two floors in a central Sydney commercial block that was made just before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Judge warns AMP it could face 1.2M lawsuits if declassing bid succeeds
AMP 2021-10-11 10:07 pm By Cindy Cameronne

AMP and a number of its financial planning subsidiaries could face 1.2 million individual claims if they win a bid to declass a group proceeding over allegedly excessive insurance premiums, a judge has said.

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AMP may try to stay financial planner’s lawsuit in light of BOLR class action
AMP 2021-10-05 1:21 pm By Miklos Bolza

AMP has flagged a potential stay of a lawsuit filed by a Sydney-based financial planner against that overlaps with a class action brought by advisors alleging they suffered financial losses from changes in the company’s buyer of last resort policy.

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AMP denies responsibility for licensees’ conduct in ASIC’s fees-for-no-service case
AMP 2021-10-01 8:59 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Financial services provider AMP has hit back at ASIC’s civil penalty action alleging it charged super members fees for no service, saying it was not involved in its licensees’ contraventions.

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Lawsuit accuses AMP of refusing to honour $955K buyout agreement
AMP 2021-09-27 10:11 pm By Bianca Hrovat

A retired financial planner has filed a lawsuit accusinf AMP of using “unfair tactics” to avoid coughing up close to a million dollars allegedly owed under a buyout option exercised in November 2019.

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AMP looks to shield chats with ex-DST director in poaching dispute
AMP 2021-09-09 6:24 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Software company DST Bluedoor is fighting to access communications between its former founding director and AMP in a $35.5 million legal stoush alleging the financial services firm induced 11 employees to jump ship after licensing its online platform.

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AMP denies it broke the law by charging dead people for life insurance
AMP 2021-09-01 2:44 pm By Miklos Bolza

AMP has hit back at fees for no service court proceedings brought by ASIC, arguing it was legally entitled to charge customers premiums and advice fees for life insurance after they died.

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