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PDS should reflect PYSP changes: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2019
ASIC is reminding superannuation funds to update product disclosure statements to disclose exit fees will no longer be charged under the 1 July 2019 changes. ASIC has amended Class Order 14/1252 to align with the Treasury Laws Amendment (Protecting ...

Future Super to offer investment app

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019
... superannuation fund and a new investment option, the Future Renewables Fund. The Future Renewables Fund's product disclosure statement says the fund is the first to offer Australian investors exposure to renewable energy projects for such a small ...

Hard times ahead for platforms

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2019
New research by UBS found wealth management giants could lose more than 30% of their platform profits even if they undertake "radical cost surgery". The big players' funds under administration have been plagued by leakage to independent platforms, retail ...

Super startup to relaunch

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2019
... website says Human Super is now FairVine, "a superannuation fund designed for women." According to a product disclosure statement available on FairVine's website, the fund is a sub-plan of Aracon Superannuation Fund, which was acquired by Managed ...

New wellbeing venture for BT

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
BT has launched My Wellbeing Rewards and Portal for life insurance clients, giving them access to discounts and an online hub focussed on health and wellbeing. The My Wellbeing Portal will give clients access to articles on health and wellbeing, personalised ...

ASIC drags RG97 transition period

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
ASIC has again delayed the transition period for certain fee and cost disclosure requirements under RG97. The superannuation industry has another year to comply with disclosing property operating costs in product disclosure statements to 30 September ...

Former Australian cricket captain in crypto fail

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
... watchdog said it has taken action to stop several proposed ICOs and has also stopped the issue of a Product Disclosure Statement for a crypto-asset managed investment scheme. Since April, ASIC has successfully stopped five separate ICOs and issued a ...

Poor SoAs hindering advice process

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2018
There is growing concern that a lack of clear and consistent templates for Statement of Advice documents is potentially causing financial advice clients to sign off on advice they don't actually understand. Paraplanning services provider YTML has seen ...

InvestSMART to launch active ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2018
InvestSMART will launch an initial public offering for an actively-managed equity income ETF on May 14. The InvestSMART Australian Equity Income Fund (managed fund), trading under the ticker code INIF, will mirror InvestSMART's Australian Equity Income ...

Fidelity to launch active ETFs

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
Fidelity International will be launching a range of active ETFs in the Australian market as part of a move to make active management "frictionless" for investors. Speaking to Financial Standard, Fidelity Australia managing director Alva Devoy said that ...