PDS

Financial planning

In an effort to meet the Federal Government's short-form product disclosure statement (PDS) reforms, MLC has released simpler short-form documents for three of its leadin...

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Financial planning

AMP has announced a range of upgrades to its retail and corporate superannuation products and moved contemporary super products to the short form PDS regime....

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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has updated its guidance on PDSs, including short-form PDS documentation....

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Life/Risk

General insurance providers will now be able to send their product disclosure statements (PDSs) to retail clients after the quote is given, following the class order reli...

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Top 100

A customer-first philosophy during product development has contributed to AIA Australia’s win in the Business Overhead Product category of Money Management's 2011 Adviser...

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Financial planning

Hunter Hall Investment Management has today announced the launch of a new mobile website following what it regards as the success of its new master website - something th...

Financial planning

Fund managers with digitised short-form Product Disclosure Statements (PDSs) are altering the online accessory documents so often that they are in danger of accidentally ...

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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released a class order to extend the transition period for the new shorter Product Disclosure Statement (P...

Financial planning

Providers of superannuation products and simple managed investment schemes will have just over a year to adapt to new Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) requirements, und...

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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has reminded superannuation trustees of changes to disclosure requirements regarding fund mergers....

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Financial planning

Amendments to the National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 will give effect to some of the reforms announced as part of the Government’s Fairer, Simpler Banking...

Funds management

The popularity of hedge funds seems to have drawn the attention of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), which is seeking to provide further disclo...

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Financial planning

Portfolio administrator Praemium is launching a new virtual wrap product that is aimed at assisting planners transitioning from commission-based remuneration to fees for ...

Editorial

Many of the MySuper proposals are flawed, according to Robert Keavney, including the reduction of disclosure to members and the introduction of the concept of 'optimal' i...

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Editorial

Following the Government's prescription for better managed investment schemes disclosure, Brendan Ivers explains how these changes have affected the industry....

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Ralph

How did the licensee not check this - they should be held to task over it. Obviously they are not making sure their sta...

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JOHN GILLIES

Faking exams and falsifying results..... Too stupid to comment on JG...

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PETER JOHNSTON- AIOFP

Must agree to disagree with you on this one Keith, with the Banks/Institutions largely out of advice now is the time to ...

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AustralianSuper and Australian Retirement Trust have posted the financial results for the 2022–23 financial year for their combined 5.3 million members....

9 months 3 weeks ago

A $34 billion fund has come out on top with a 13.3 per cent return in the last 12 months, beating out mega funds like Australian Retirement Trust and Aware Super. ...

9 months 1 week ago

The verdict in the class action case against AMP Financial Planning has been delivered in the Federal Court by Justice Moshinsky....

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