Embattled AMP boss Catherine Brenner is facing further pressure to resign after damaging revelations surfaced at the banking royal commission, with the company refusing to comment on reports the board was meeting Sunday.

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Catherine Brenner resigns following damning evidence at the banking royal commission of misconduct by the company's staff.

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Sydney (AFP) - Australian finance company AMP's chairman quit Monday barely a week after its chief executive stood down as damning evidence of misconduct by the firm continues to mount.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's largest-listed wealth manager AMP announced the resignations of its chairwoman and legal counsel on Monday, and slashed its directors' fees by a quarter as it races to stem the fallout from damaging revelations of misconduct at the firm.