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Advisers battle to reconnect with disengaged clients

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013
... to threaten advisers' relationship with their disengaged clients. "Advisers will be sending disengaged clients a fee disclosure statement saying how much the client has paid on fees," Egger said. "If you are an adviser and you haven't seen those clients ...

Brumby lauds Cbus board pay disclosure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
Former Victorian premier John Brumby has praised Cbus for the full disclosure of its board members' remuneration in its annual report, saying the fund is setting the precedent for the future. The former Labor politician, who is now chair of MTAA Super ...

Aust portfolio disclosure reforms toughest in world

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013

Industry funds and corporates must talk more: Sherry

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013
... responsible." Increased prudential standards has further increased the responsibility on trustees, while new reporting and disclosure requirements, he said, would make trustees' even more accountable to their members on how their funds are being managed. ...

Sinodinos confirms election promises will be met

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2013
... aware of concerns within the industry about the impact of tight implementation timelines and some of the detail of the disclosure requirements proposed or put in place by the former Government," he added. "We will work with the industry and regulators ...

COIN updated software focuses on scaled advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
... compliance. "COIN 4.2 will provide advisers with the flexibility and clarity required to manage FOFA, including enhanced fee disclosure," Wilson said. "The aim is to make FOFA as painless as possible for advisers. There is greater flexibility around ...

ASIC rescues lower risk products from 'hedge fund' label

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013
... Commission (ASIC) has tweaked its definition of a hedge fund, to reduce the number of products that fall within stricter disclosure requirements. Product providers had expressed concern that some low-risk retail products which use complex instruments ...

ATO unsure if dividend washing illegal

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013
... Bruce Quigley said. The ATO said anyone who has participated in dividend washing arrangements and who makes a voluntary disclosure before they are contacted by the ATO will be entitled to a reduction in penalties.

Industry funds ask for specialised SMSF adviser training

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2013
... research to identify the knowledge topics which are relevant to SMSFs, in particular, trustee duties, risks, and costs disclosure." Submissions to ASIC's Consultation Paper 212 closed on September 30 and the associations' proposal has been made public ...

New adviser service speeds up dealer group creation

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2013
... requirements." The service also offers low PI excess and costs, independent research, ongoing CPD offering, commission with Fee Disclosure Statement capabilities and strategy focused PD days. "The My Dealer Service - Libertas AFSL facility has been developed ...