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AMP LIMITED Interim / Quarterly Report 2017

May 10, 2017

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11 May 2017

AMP Limited reports first quarter cashflows, AUM and provides Australian wealth protection update

AMP Limited (ASX: AMP; ADR: AMLYY) today reported cashflows and assets under management (AUM) for the first quarter to 31 March 2017 and provided an update on its Australian wealth protection business.

  • Q1 17 Australian wealth management inflows increased 11 per cent from Q1 16 to A$6.4 billion. This was offset by a 19 per cent increase in outflows resulting in net cash outflows of A$199 million.

  • Outflows primarily driven by increased consolidation activity across the superannuation sector and as customers transitioned to MySuper.

  • Net cashflows on AMP retail platforms were A$188 million in Q1 17. North continues to perform well, with net cashflows up 27 per cent from Q1 16.

  • AMP Capital net external cashflows of A$228 million driven by strong cashflows from China Life AMP Asset Management.

  • AMP Bank’s mortgage book grew by 5 per cent over the quarter.

  • Positive Q1 17 Australian wealth protection claims and lapse experience, with the business performing in line with revised assumptions.

  • Cashflows strong since beginning of Q2 with wealth management net cashflows now positive year to date.

AMP Chief Executive Craig Meller said:

“Q1 17 cashflows reflect an extraordinarily high level of activity across Australia’s superannuation industry as customers transitioned to MySuper prior to 1 July 2017, consolidate their funds and allocate more investments to SMSFs, amid a changing regulatory environment. As a result, both Australian wealth management cash inflows and outflows were higher.

“Cashflows into North increased, reflecting our continued investment in the market leading platform. AMP’s SMSF business, SuperConcepts, also increased its assets under administration as it builds on its market-leading position.

“Wealth management cashflows have been strong since the beginning of Q2 as we near the 1 July 2017 effective date for superannuation contribution changes and from the transition of a large corporate super mandate to AMP. Final MySuper transitions were completed in April and net cashflows in wealth management are positive for the year to date.

“Q1 claims and lapse experience in Australian wealth protection indicate that the measures we’ve taken to stabilise the performance of the business are working.”

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Commentary

Australian wealth management

Australian wealth management net cash outflows were A$199 million during the quarter, down from net cashflows of A$209 million in Q1 16. While cash inflows increased 11 per cent from Q1 16, they were more than offset by a 19 per cent increase in outflows. The decline in net cashflows was driven by increased superannuation consolidation across the industry, the migration of default funds to MySuper, fewer corporate super mandate inflows and increased outflows to self-managed super funds (SMSFs).

Superannuation outflows increased by A$278 million (24 per cent) on last year driven by increased competitor consolidation activity and higher outflows as customers transitioned to MySuper. Higher outflows to SMSFs were driven, in part, by customer preference for residential property investment.

Inflows were up A$652 million (11 per cent), with member contributions up 25 per cent on Q1 16 continuing the trend experienced in Q4 16. Superannuation consolidation inflows of A$129 million were up 42 per cent on Q1 16.

Net cashflows on AMP retail platforms were A$188 million in Q1 17, down from A$274 million in Q1 16, driven by higher superannuation outflows in legacy products.

North net cashflows grew by A$218 million (27 per cent) to A$1,038 million in Q1 17. Cash inflows increased by A$956 million (41 per cent) to A$3,270 million, driven by continuing preference for customers to use North following the launch of MyNorth late in Q1 16. Externally sourced inflows were up 34 per cent on Q1 16. North AUM grew 6 per cent in the quarter to A$28.7 billion and was up 35 per cent from A$21.2 billion at the end of Q1 16.

AMP Flexible Super reported net cash outflows of A$109 million in Q1 17, down from net cashflows of A$84 million in Q1 16, driven by increasing preference for North by new and existing retirement customers. Flexible Super AUM grew 1 per cent in the quarter to A$16.1 billion and was up 8 per cent from A$14.9 billion at the end of Q1 16.

In Flexible Lifetime Super (superannuation and pension), which was closed to new business from 1 July 2010, net cash outflows increased by A$104 million from Q1 16 to A$380 million, driven by increased competitor consolidation activity and higher outflows as customers transitioned to MySuper.

Corporate superannuation net cash outflows were A$2 million in Q1 17 compared to net cashflows of A$109 million in Q1 16. There were no large mandate transitions during the quarter (Q1 16 A$79 million), however a major mandate with WaterCorp has transitioned in Q2 17.

External platform net cash outflows were A$385 million in Q1 17 driven by higher outflows on investment products and lower platform inflows as advisers continue to use North as the preferred platform.

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Total Australian wealth management AUM was A$122.8 billion at 31 March 2017, up 2 per cent from A$120.8 billion at the end of Q4 16 (and 9 per cent from A$112.6 billion at Q1 16). The increase since 31 December largely reflects positive investment market movements during the quarter. Average AUM was A$121 billion in the quarter.

AMP’s SMSF business, SuperConcepts, added approximately 3,600 funds across administration and software services during Q1 17. It now supports more than 57,100 SMSFs (an increase from approximately 38,400 in Q1 16) with AMP providing professional administrative services to 34 per cent of these funds. Assets under administration were A$22.5 billion at the end of the first quarter, an increase of A$111 million. The growth in the number of funds, which are not included in AUA, are mainly attributed to the acquisition of BPO Connect’s SMSF business.

Australian wealth management Cash inflows Cash outflows Net cashflows
Cashflows by product (A$m) Q1 17 Q1 16 Q1 17 Q1 16 Q1 17 Q1 16
North1 3,270 2,314 (2,232) (1,494) 1,038 820
AMP Flexible Super2 949 1,064 (1,058) (980) (109) 84
Summit, Generations and iAccess3 228 300 (575) (616) (347) (316)
Flexible Lifetime Super (superannuation and pension)4 421 435 (801) (711) (380) (276)
Other retail investment andplatforms5 59 56 (73) (94) (14) (38)
Total retail on AMPplatforms 4,927 4,169 (4,739) (3,895) 188 274
SignatureSuper and AMP Flexible Super - Employer 742 717 (655) (514) 87 203
Other corporate superannuation6 386 433 (475) (527) (89) (94)
Total corporate superannuation 1,128 1,150 (1,130) (1,041) (2) 109
Total retail and corporate super on AMPplatforms 6,055 5,319 (5,869) (4,936) 186 383
Externalplatforms7 303 387 (688) (561) (385) (174)
Total Australian wealth management 6,358 5,706 (6,557) (5,497) (199) 209
Australian wealth management cash inflow
composition (A$m)
Q1 17 Q1 16
Member contributions 888 708
Employer contributions 988 1,010
Total contributions 1,876 1,718
Transfers and rollovers in8 4,482
3,988
Total Australian wealth management 6,358
5,706

1 North is a market leading fully functioning wrap platform which includes guaranteed and non-guaranteed options.

2 AMP Flexible Super is a flexible all in one superannuation and retirement account for individual retail business.

3 Summit and Generations are owned and developed platforms. iAccess is ipac’s badge on Summit.

4 Flexible Lifetime Super (superannuation and pension) was closed to new business from 1 July 2010. A small component of corporate superannuation schemes are included.

5 Other retail investment and platforms include Flexible Lifetime - Investments, AMP Personalised Portfolio and Synergy. The Synergy platform was closed in Q2 2016, with customer accounts transferred to North.

6 Other corporate superannuation comprises CustomSuper, SuperLeader and Business Super.

7 External platforms comprise Asgard, Macquarie and BT Wrap platforms.

8Transfers and rollovers in includes the transfer of accumulated member balances into AMP from both internal (e.g. retail superannuation to allocated persion/annuities) and external products.

Australian wealth management Q4 16 Q1 17 Net cashflows Q1 17 Net cashflows Total Q1 17
AUM (A$m) AUM Superannuation Pension Investment net
cashflows
Other
movements1
AUM
North 27,092 330 497 211 1,038 535 28,665
AMP Flexible Super 15,948 (4) (105) -
(109)
290 16,129
Summit, Generations and iAccess 12,153 (119) (166) (62) (347) 314 12,120
Flexible Lifetime Super (superannuation and pension) 23,836 (247) (133) -
(380)
427 23,883
Other retail investment andplatforms 2,455 -
-

(14)
(14) 41 2,482
Total retail on AMPplatforms 81,484 (40) 93 135 188 1,607 83,279
SignatureSuper and AMP Flexible Super - Employer 16,124 59 28 -
87
258 16,469
Other corporate superannuation 12,770 (89) -
-

(89)
133 12,814
Total corporate superannuation 28,894 (30) 28 -
(2)
391 29,283
Total retail and corporate superannuation on AMPplatforms 110,378 (70) 121 135 186 1,998 112,562
Externalplatforms3 10,374 (120) (132) (133) (385) 238 10,227
Total Australian wealth management 120,752 (190) (11) 2 (199) 2,236 122,789
Australian wealth management - SuperConcepts2
Assets under administration
22,361 111 22,472

1 Other movements include fees, investment returns, distributions and taxes.

2 SuperConcepts assets under administration includes AMP SMSF, Multiport, Cavendish, SuperIQ, yourSMSF and Ascend administration platforms, but does not include Multiport Annual, BPO Connect and Just Super.

3 Q416 adjusted to remove assets under advice of $382m on external platforms.

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Australian wealth management Q4 16 Q1 17
AUM (A$m) AUM AUM
AUM by product
Superannuation 70,720 71,786
Pension 35,772 36,475
Investment 14,260 14,528
Total 120,752 122,789
AUM by asset class
Cash and fixed interest 31% 31%
Australian equities 31% 32%
International equities 26% 25%
Property 6% 6%
Other 6% 6%
Total 100% 100%
Australian wealth management Q4 16 Q1 17
AUM summary (A$b) AUM AUM
Closing AUM 120.8 122.8
Average AUM 117.7 121.0

AMP Capital

AMP Capital had net cash outflows in Q1 17 of A$625 million, comprising external net cashflows of A$228 million offset by internal net cash outflows of A$853 million. Internal cashflows were impacted by outflows from default super funds sourced via Australian wealth management. External net cashflows again benefited from strong flows from China Life AMP Asset Management (CLAMP) and Infrastructure Debt Fund III fundraising.

Net cashflows from AMP’s share of the CLAMP alliance increased to A$314 million up from A$22 million in Q1 16. In Japan, net cashflows of A$83 million were assisted by institutional flows into AMP Capital’s global debt and equity infrastructure funds.

AMP Capital AUM at the end of Q1 17 was A$165.7 billion, up 0.2 per cent from A$165.4 billion at end of Q4 16 and up 6 per cent from A$156.5 billion at Q1 16. Average AUM increased 2 per cent over the quarter to A$165.2 billion.

AMP Capital Q4 16 Q1 17 Net cashflows Total Q1 17
AUM (A$m) AUM Cash inflows Cash outflows
net
cashflows

Other
movements1
AUM
External 55,649 2,494 (2,266) 228 (625) 55,252
Internal 109,751 14,921 (15,774) (853) 1,582 110,480
Total AMP Capital 165,400 17,415 (18,040) (625) 957 165,732
AMP Capital Q4 16 Q1 17
AUM summary (A$b) AUM AUM
**Closing AUM ** 165.4 165.7
Average AUM 161.7 165.2

1 Other movements include investment returns, distributions, taxes and foreign exchange movements.

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AMP Bank

AMP Bank's mortgage book increased to A$17.9 billion at the end of Q1 17 from A$17.1 billion at Q4 16. Both the AMP aligned adviser and mortgage broker channels experienced mortgage book growth in Q1 17. The deposit book increased A$617 million (5 per cent) in Q1 17 relative to December 2016.

AMP Bank by product Q4 16 Q1 17
Deposits and loans (A$m) end balance Other
movements1
end balance
Deposits (super and platform)2 5,173 (61) 5,112
Deposits (retail)2 5,594 678 6,272
Deposits (other)2 782 0 782
Loans 17,120 787 17,907
  1. Represents movements in AMP Bank’s deposits and loan books.

  2. At 31 Mar 2017, deposits include AMP Bank retail deposits (A$6.3b), AMP Supercash and Super TDs (A$2.1b), North and platform deposits (A$3.0b), internal deposits (A$0.6b) and other wholesale deposits (A$0.2b).

Australian wealth protection

Australian wealth protection annual premium in-force was down 1 per cent in Q1 17 to A$1,943 million compared to A$1,964 million in Q4 16. The small decline was primarily driven by a 1 per cent fall in API for individual lump sum. Q1 17 claims and lapse experience was positive, with the business performing in line with revised assumptions.

Australian wealth protection Cash inflows Cash inflows Cash outflows Net cashflows Net cashflows
Cashflows by product (A$m) Q1 17 Q1 16 Q1 17 Q1 16 Q1 17 Q1 16
Individual risk 356 358 (124) (164) 232
194
Grouprisk 120 121 (85) (84) 35
37
Total Australian wealthprotection 476 479 (209) (248) 267 231
Australian wealth protection Q4 16 Q1 17
Annual Premium In-force – API (A$m) API API
Individual lump sum 1,122 1,107
Individual income protection 400 396
GroupRisk 442 440
Total 1,964 1,943

New Zealand financial services

AMP New Zealand financial services’ net cashflows of A$23 million in Q1 17 were down A$37 million from A$60 million in Q1 16, driven by increased outflows in both KiwiSaver and Other, partially offset by stronger inflows.

New Zealand financial services Cash inflows Cash outflows Net cashflows Net cashflows
Cashflows by product (A$m) Q1 17 Q1 16 Q1 17 Q1 16 Q1 17 Q1 16
KiwiSaver 151 139 (96) (74) 55 65
Other1 231 206 (263) (211) (32) (5)
Total New Zealand 382 345 (359) (285) 23 60
New Zealand financial services Q4 16 Q1 17 Net cashflows Total Q1 17
AUM (A$m) AUM Superannuation
Pension

Investment
Other Net
cashflows
Other
movements2
AUM
KiwiSaver 4,215 55
-
-
-

55
(86) 4,184
Other1 10,895 4
(1)
(38) 3 (32) (258) 10,605
Total New Zealand 15,110 59
(1)
(38) 3 23 (344) 14,789

1 Other New Zealand financial services cashflows and AUM include New Zealand wealth protection, mature and non–KiwiSaver wealth management products.

2 Other movements include fees, investment returns, taxes, as well as foreign currency movements on New Zealand AUM.

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New Zealand wealth protection Q4 16 Q1 17
Risk Insurance Annual Premium In-force – API
(A$m)
API API
Individual lump sum 243 231
Individual income protection 45 43
GroupRisk 39 36
Total 327 310

Australian mature

Australian mature net cash outflows in Q1 17 were A$335 million, compared to a net cash outflow of A$319 million in Q1 16.

Australian mature Cash inflows Cash inflows Cash outflows Cash outflows Net cashflows Net cashflows
Cashflows by product (A$m) Q1 17 Q1 16 Q1 17 Q1 16 Q1 17 Q1 16
Australian mature 129 131 (464) (450) (335) (319)
Australian mature Q4 16 Q1 17 Net cashflows Total Q1 17
AUM (A$m) AUM Superannuation
Pension
Investment Other
net
cashflows
Other
movements1
AUM
Australian mature 21,182 (170) (44) (18) (103) (335) 264 21,111

1 Other movements include fees, investment returns, distributions and taxes.