Transition management costs force creative approach

1 December 2008 | Reallocating now costing up to 40 basis points.

Mixed views on regulation costs

27 March 2008 | ASIC/FICA study finds compliance still a burden.

Suncorp/Promina merger on track

1 February 2008 | Suncorp revises synergy targets.

Focus on costs despite profit

31 October 2007 | ING sharpens its pencil.

Compliance costs as much as 15 per cent – IFSA

25 October 2007 | Annual report reveals costs and breakthroughs.

Regulator claims value for money

17 September 2007 | Four cents per $1,000.

ASIC facing $1.5 million bill

18 July 2007 | Failed action comes at a price.

Superannuation fees dropping across the board

23 May 2007 | Consumers are getting a better deal right across the superannuation sector, with fees for virtually every type of fund having been reduced over the past 24 months, according to research released today by the Investment and Financial Services Association.

Caution needed when hedging equities

27 November 2006 | Unlike bonds, which can be hedged 100 per cent back to the local currency for good returns with little risk, equities can produce very different results depending on portfolio time periods and fund management costs, according to Vanguard Investments Australia head of fixed interest Mathew McCrum.