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ClearView calls for life insurance industry crackdown

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2015
... volume bonuses and the replacement of "commissions" with a term like "adviser service fees", with an emphasis on fee transparency. The latter point is important, the statement continued, because the concept of "commissions" is stigmatic and prevents ...

UK has overtaken Australia for platform innovation: Bravura

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... that included introduction of the Retail Distribution Review, requirements for much greater transactional and fee transparency, and this year's announcement of choice of pension fund. Rather than technology being how wealth groups differentiate themselves ...

Financial advisers raise bar in quest to succeed

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
... transparent their fee models are compared to their peers. The Beddoes Institute's Dr. Rebecca Sheils said without fee transparency, the client would be forced to resort to their negative perception of advisers, which is usually based on 'bad news' published ...

APRA requirements welcomed by sector

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012
... regime proposed by APRA is long overdue and needs to be implemented as soon as possible." APRA's proposals include fee transparency on MySuper and choice products, which the FSC - which represents retail funds - urged the regulator to include in its ...

ING's new super product to shake up the industry

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
... lowest level in eight years. Richtor added that the new super product is designed to provide members with control, fee transparency and simplicity. ING said that the launch of Living Super is an exciting opportunity for the company as it is part of its ...

netwealth naked wrap slashes fees to 35bp

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
... The Wealth Accelerator wrap is the latest platform designed in response to the FOFA legislation and the push to fee transparency and unbundling that will provide advisers and clients with more features at a significant discount to netwealths's current ...

Russell urges advisers to keep low value clients

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
... as higher balance clients subsidise the cost of advice delivery. With the impending introduction of opt-in and fee transparency, it is feared many advisers will sell the lower value portions of their client books to demonstrate value and retain the more ...

UK Pensions Regulator seeks fee transparency

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
The UK Pensions Regulator is seeking management fee transparency in its defined contribution pension schemes. In response to a recent industry discussion paper, the regulator said it had received unanimous support that pension fund costs should be clear ...

Trust is a hard currency: research

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2010
New research shows that investors rank 'fee transparency' as the number one reason for trusting a financial institution while in a surprise result, 'bad press' and 'being owned by a bank' count for little. Sally Wells, managing director of endgame communications ...

Europe fails at fee disclosure

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2009
... value proposition" report by PricewaterhouseCoopers, one of the core challenges for the European fund industry is fee transparency, or lack thereof. The US Securities and Exchange Commission has "hormonised the definition and communication fund fees ...