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‘Not something we could ever agree to’: Applicant fights soft class closure in AMP case
The applicant in a class action against four AMP subsidiaries and two trustees over alleged excessive superannuation fees has flagged its opposition to soft class closure, saying it would be “completely inappropriate” to require the large class of up to two million group members to register ahead of mediation. 
ASIC bans ex-AMP adviser who claims he was forced to sell business under BOLR for $6.1M
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has banned a former AMP authorised representative who is suing the wealth manager for allegedly terminating him without proper cause and forcing him to sell his business for $6.1 million under its buyer of last resort program.
AMP to pay $100M to settle BOLR class action
AMP has agreed to pay $100 million to settle a class action by financial advisers over its buyer of last resort policy, after suffering a loss at trial.
AMP accused of unconscionable conduct by financial advisor
AMP has been taken to court by a former licenced financial advisor who alleges he was terminated without proper and sufficient cause and forced to sell his business for $6.1 million under the wealth manager's buyer of last resort program.
Group members to get $84M from AMP class action settlement
Maurice Blackburn will seek $26 million in costs from a $110 million settlement in a long-running class action against AMP over its fees-for-no-service conduct, leaving more than three-quarters of the settlement to be distributed to group members.
Judge ‘had enough’ with delays in four-year-old AMP class action
The judge overseeing a slow moving class action against four AMP subsidiaries and two trustees over alleged excessive superannuation fees has expressed his frustration with delays in the case, fixing the case for trial over the wealth manager's protest.
AMP agrees to talks in BOLR class action despite appeal
AMP and a group of financial advisers in a class action over changes to the firm's buyer of last resort policy have agreed to another round of mediation, even as the wealth manager appeals a judge's liability finding.
AMP appeals financial advisers’ win in BOLR class action
AMP has appealed its loss in a class action over changes to its buyer of last resort policy, under which the wealth manager slashed the amount it would pay financial advisers for their books of business.
AMP to pay $110M to settle shareholder class action
A shareholder class action that was filed in the wake of the banking royal commission over AMP’s fees-for-no-service practices has settled for $110 million. 
AMP sets aside $50M for BOLR class action as it mulls appeal
AMP has set aside $50 million in its financial statement for the first half of 2023 to cover potential liability in a class action won last month by financial advisers over the wealth manager's buyer of last resort policy.