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Advice practice supply outweighs demand

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2019
... reviews are conducted, the review program may be sporadic, compliance is probably not 100% and there may be missing fee disclosure statements and opt-on documents," the firm said. These practices are currently selling for between 1.5 and 2 times recurring ...

Consumers don't understand fee disclosure: ISA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
... proposed changes to Regulatory Guide 97, saying the proposals don't go far enough to address the complexity of fee disclosure. The group is worried consumers still won't get the clarity they need to make informed decisions on fees and cost comparisons. ...

Advisers to return US$125m in fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
Financial advisers in the US are set to return about US$125m million to retail customers after a regulatory clampdown on inadequate fee disclosures last year. The Securities and Exchange Commission charged 79 people, including well-known names such ...

Royal Commission to disrupt product distribution: Roy Morgan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
... financial advisers to access products. "Financial planners are also likely to be impacted by the need for greater fee disclosure, clarification of independence, improved focus on the best interests of the customer and the need to provide service for ...

The problem the Productivity Commission is trying to fix

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
... products. While the PC acknowledges previous governments have intervened in the market addressing areas such as fee disclosure and transparency requirements, and by lifting governance standards, the PC argues that millions of Australians have been poorly ...

Platform fee disclosures overlooked: ISA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
Industry Super Australia welcomed ASIC's proposed fee transparency disclosure changes but pointed out that several areas fell short and failed to address ongoing issues. In response to Consultation Paper 308, ISA said one of Darren McShane's ...

Simpler fee disclosure on ASIC agenda

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2019
Under new proposed changes by the corporate regulator, consumers will be able to compare superannuation funds and investment products more easily. ASIC released its response to Report 581, an independent review conducted by regulatory expert Darren ...

NAB signals more bad advice remediation

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2018
... announced it will expand its activities to include an industry-wide review of compliance with requirements for fee disclosure statements and renewal notices in the financial advice sector. While this is still at an early stage, the potential impact on ...

SMSFs most affordable: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
... attributable to these changes, of which $2 billion or 90% affected NFP funds, Rainmaker said. Dunnin said the changes in fee disclosure makes it more important for members to understand what fees are for and what the fund offers. "These changes have ...

ASIC to review FDS compliance

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018
ASIC will review financial advice fee disclosure statements and renewal notices, after licenses submitted breach reports to the extent the corporate regulator is concerned about systemic non-compliance. The FDS review will examine to what extent advice ...