AMP deals knock-out blow to AMP

AMP deals knock-out blow to AMP
Bevan Graham
David Chaplin
Just like that, AMP Capital NZ stands to lose the title as the country’s second-largest fund manager in its weight division.Following a stinging slap this week from sister company, AMP Wealth NZ, AMP Capital will ultimately see upwards of $9 billion float away in a winner-takes-all decision awarded to the world’s biggest fund manager, BlackRock.Under the move announced yesterday, AMP Wealth will transfer most of its roughly $9.6 billion of KiwiSaver and employer superannuation money to BlackRock-managed passive investment strategies...

More Opinion

Risk on and off
Opinion

David Chaplin: Risk on and off

Volatility is just part of the furniture.

The dirty money delusion
Law & Regulation

Dileepa Fonseka: The dirty money delusion

The problem isn’t children not getting bank accounts, it’s adults being debanked.

Dileepa Fonseka 21 Jul 2025
The Stock Series: Strategy and Tesla
Opinion

Simon Robertson: The Stock Series: Strategy and Tesla

Right now you want to own some stocks with high volatility.

Simon Robertson 19 Jul 2025
Banks class action: the lawyers blinked first
Policy Opinion

Pattrick Smellie: Banks class action: the lawyers blinked first

Class action funders show their hand with pre-emptive settlement offer.

Pattrick Smellie 17 Jul 2025