More boutique managers are setting up shop as they look to get away from the lack of individuality and constraints of larger institutional fund managers, Jassmyn Goh find...

Nikko Asset Management has reduced some management fees on its Australian Share Income Fund, and grown its retail sales team....

Dealer group Synchron has won a key legal battle securing the exclusion of commissions and fees on behalf of advisers from the calculation of payroll tax....

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) is refunding $5 million to basic account holders for incorrect late payment and over limit fees. ...

The Parliament has passed key amendments to the FOFA legislation extending fee disclosure statement and opt-in renewals to 60 days....

The Federal Government’s terms of reference to the Productivity Commission has opened the way for radical change to the default funds environment....

Kinetic Super has announced its New Year’s resolution, to cut administration fees by 15 cents a week. ...

The Association of Financial Advisers has welcomed FOFA amendments extending opt-in time-frames....

ISA claims ASIC’s fee disclosure requirement update leaves consumers in the dark on fees charged by ‘for-profit’ superannuation funds run by banks. ...

Proposed ASIC class order changes to fees and costs disclosure are so opaque one industry group has called for whiteboards and an industry roundtable to dissect them....

Advisers need to ensure the products they recommend fit their clients’ needs, ratings house, Lonsec, believes....