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FPA to lobby against FoFA redundancy

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
... legislation. "Opt-in is redundant in a fee-for-service world where advisers have a best interest duty and where fee disclosure statements are required," FPA chief executive Mark Rantall said. "To add that additional piece of red tape on advisers is inappropriate ...

CFSGAM commits to published stewardship principles

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
... to ensure that client interests are at the core of its investment process. Designed to be compliant with the current disclosure requirements for the UK and other stewardship codes, the principles guide CFSGAM's approach to managing conflicts of interest ...

MySuper authorisations hit 99

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
... handling superannuation compliance, it will make implementation of other StrongSuper reforms such as trustee and portfolio disclosure very complex, Rainmaker said.

Government agnostic on portfolio holdings disclosure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2013
The government has given little away about its preferences regarding the depth and rigour of portfolio holdings disclosure, following Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos' release of a discussion paper on this subject last week. Part of the Stronger ...

HESTA and Cbus take AIST top awards

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013
... Award- Annual Report also for the second year in a row, with the judges describing the fund as an industry leader on disclosure and transparency. The Award judges said the comprehensive report provided members and potential members with the knowledge ...

ASIC concerned about PDS font size, consumer warnings

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
... Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is concerned that some providers are adapting to the new shorter product disclosure statement (PDS) by reducing the font size and has solved the issue by establishing the minimum font size at 9 points. In ...

Government targets super in awards, board independence

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
... transparency and improved competition in superannuation', also focused heavily on Labor's stalled portfolio holdings disclosure policy, generally suggesting a commitment to the policy. The policy will require super funds to publicly disclose all their ...

New index offers chance to invest like a billionaire

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013
The launch of a new index opens the door for anybody to invest like the world's most successful wealth builders - billionaires. The New York Stock Exchange and iBillionaire have launched the iBillionaire Index, which tracks the blue-chip stock holdings ...

SMSF trustees suffer "unacceptably poor advice"

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013
... Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) consultation paper on "Advice on self-managed superannuation funds: Specific disclosure requirements and SMSF costs." Both organisations noted that "work by ASIC has shown that there is an unacceptably high ...

ASIC's whistleblowing demands too extreme: ACSA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2013