S&P quick to remove AXA from indexes
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Indices has already announced it will remove AXA Asia Pacific Holdings from the S&P/ASX indexes following the company’s acquisition by AMP.
The acquisition is still subject to shareholder and final court approval, with the shareholder vote to be held today and final court hearing next Monday, 7 March.
AXA APH will be removed from the indexes after the close of business next Tuesday, 8 March if the approvals are granted, S&P stated.
AXA will be replaced in the S&P/ASX 50 by Alumina, and in the S&P/ASX 100 and 200 by QR National, according to S&P.
Recommended for you
The FSCP has announced its latest verdict, suspending an adviser’s registration for failing to comply with his obligations when providing advice to three clients.
Having sold Madison to Infocus earlier this year, Clime has now set up a new financial advice licensee with eight advisers.
With licensees such as Insignia looking to AI for advice efficiencies, they are being urged to write clear AI policies as soon as possible to prevent a “Wild West” of providers being used by their practices.
Iress has revealed the number of clients per adviser that top advice firms serve, as well as how many client meetings they conduct each week.