AMP appoints Morningstar as research consultant
AMP Financial Services has appointed Morningstar as its preferred partner for research consultancy services, with Morningstar analysts to participate in monthly investment committee meetings.
AMP's research team will also have access to Morningstar's fund research, research analysts, and desktop tools, AMP stated.
The agreement is effective from 1 October 2012 and follows a comprehensive review, AMP stated.
Prior to the merger between AMP and AXA, AMP had been using van Eyk Research and AXA was using Mercer.
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