17 December 2008 | Increasing default super options will limit choice and increase fees.
16 December 2008 | But Sherry doesn't agree.
16 December 2008 | APRA best placed to gather performance data.
5 November 2008 | Only until the end of this year.
30 October 2008 | Fee cap, rewards program aim to combat falling FUA.
16 October 2008 | Balanced and growth options compared over five years.
24 September 2008 | The most successful are those that are properly defined and disclosed.
30 July 2008 | Argues that age pension and planner fees must form part of ‘super snapshot’.
16 July 2008 | Fund managers charging more, but are they delivering more?
25 June 2008 | Only 11 per cent are pure fee-for-service, but growth expected.
12 March 2008 | Industry funds extend anti-fee stance to First Home Saver Accounts.
23 January 2008 | Retail investors paying too much.
17 January 2008 | Morningstar downbeat on fee structure.
13 December 2007 | Adviser demand drives strategy.
2 November 2007 | Planners hope to transform super industry.
21 June 2007 | Some of the major arguments supporting the use of index fund managers over active managers are not as robust as they would seem on the surface, according to an investment analyst with a major financial services corporation.
5 June 2007 | Australian share valuations are “starting to look overstretched”, and investors should consider rebalancing their portfolios, according to Perennial Investment Partners head of retail Brian Thomas.
11 May 2007 | While the FPA is generally happy with the Federal Budget, chief executive Jo-Anne Bloch would like to see financial planning advice fees made tax deductible.
29 March 2007 | MLC has made changes to the fee structure incorporated in its MasterKey Custom platform that will see customers benefit from both reduced charges as well as a more flexible pricing strategy.
22 February 2007 | Macquarie Funds Management has launched a set of funds, called the Incentive Series, comprising a single fee for outperformance of the respective benchmarks with no other forms of remuneration.
24 January 2007 | Mercer Global Investments has changed the target allocations of its Diversified Alternatives fund with a new mandate comprising 10 per cent of the fund being given to the Invesco Multi-Strategy Fund.
22 January 2007 | BT Financial Group is about to launch a new initiative on its wrap platform that will see selected fund managers enjoying a range of exclusive benefits while investors save on administration costs.
27 November 2006 | National Australia Bank subsidiary MLC has taken another step down the fee-for-service route, announcing today that it will be applying a fee-for-service approach to its personal superannuation offering combined with a revamped pricing structure.
27 November 2006 | IFS executive chair Garry Weaven has called for independent research on a selection of superannuation fund members to show what fees they are paying and how their fund is performing.
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.