Best of 2015 honoured at AMP Awards

8 March 2016

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Best of 2015 honoured at AMP Awards

At the AMP Awards on Friday night, AMP formally recognised some of the standout individual and business achievements of AMP Advisers and employees in 2015.

The Awards celebrated what makes AMP unique – its talented people – working together for a common purpose to help New Zealanders own their tomorrow. It’s that ethos which has made AMP one of New Zealand’s most trusted and successful organisations for more than 160 years.

“Well done to all of our winners. We are extremely proud to celebrate the significant difference they make in the lives of our customers,” said Blair Vernon, AMP’s Director of Advice and Sales.

Certus Financial Group was named AMP Adviser Business of the Year, for the second consecutive year. Certus is AMP’s largest Adviser Business, situated in Northland, Auckland and Franklin, providing insurance, investment, superannuation and personal insurance services. Warren Robertson, who joined AMP in 1975 and along with fellow Directors formed Certus in 1998, accepted the award on behalf of the business.

Mr Vernon said: “Congratulations to Warren and the team. To win the AMP Adviser Business of the Year Award for the second consecutive year is a considerable achievement and testament to another outstanding performance over the past 12 months. Backed by AMP, the Certus team continue to grow their business and do more to help New Zealanders achieve their financial goals.”

Brendon White, Director of Certus Financial Group, was named AMP Adviser of the Year, also for the second consecutive year. Brendon has been an AMP Adviser since 1998 and with Certus Financial Group since 2008, specialising in wealth management, group superannuation including KiwiSaver, and risk insurance.

“I accept the award on behalf of our talented and dedicated team. In an increasingly competitive environment, it is pleasing to be recognised not just for our sales performance, but importantly for the trust our customers have in us to be there when times get tough or to help them achieve the retirement they dream of,” said Mr White.

The Awards brought together top achievers from across the AMP family, including AMP, AdviceFirst, Spicers, Independent Financial Advisers and AMP’s Financial Adviser Network.

For further information, please contact Ben Mabon at AMP on 09 337 7664 or email ben.mabon@amp.co.nz. Photographs of the winners are available on request.

Some key things to know about AMP in New Zealand:

AMP has one of the largest financial advice networks in New Zealand.

AMP’s customers hold more than 830,000 investment, savings and insurance products.

The AMP KiwiSaver Scheme and funds are among the most highly awarded. In 2015 our funds received a ‘Silver’ analyst rating from Morningstar and the AMP KiwiSaver Scheme received a Platinum rating from SuperRatings for providing 'best value for money'.

AMP is the third largest KiwiSaver Scheme provider with 13 per cent of the total KiwiSaver market and approximately 245,000 KiwiSaver customers.

Since 1998, AMP has awarded more than $2 million through the AMP Scholarship Programme to help Kiwis achieve their dreams.

In 2015, AMP:

o Supported 2,048 families in their time of need by paying out $108.5 million in life insurance and $26.3 million in trauma claims.

o Helped 486 New Zealanders who were unable to return to work because of an illness or injury by paying out $16.8 million in income protection insurance.

o Assisted 116 Kiwis to return to work following a major illness or injury.

o Paid $79.7 million in general insurance claims.

o Wrote $504.2 million in new mortgages.

o Helped 42,904 New Zealanders by providing advice over the phone.

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