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Better FHSAs needed for buyers

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2008
... really meets its purpose to benefit those hit hardest by the current housing affordability crisis. "Our recommendations for a flat 20 per cent Government contribution and less restrictive contribution rules will make the scheme more relevant to those ...

Attack of the hedge clones

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2008
... giant Goldman Sachs spearheaded the cloning phenomenon in 2006 when it created a hedge fund replication tool that charged a flat fee of 1 per cent. According to Jay Moghe, managing director of Opes Prime Asset Management, cloning delivers the returns ...

Aviva breaks industry fund hurdle

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2008
... changed its Navigator Business Super product to provide greater insurance benefits, 'dynamic' investment options and flat fees. "When we analysed the market, Members Equity exhibited some of the best practices [in corporate superannuation] so we tried ...

Super advice for $199

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2008
... developed to ensure those with low superannuation balances received advice. "This is about providing a service and charging a flat $199 fee for that service - it's not about products or sales, but about providing simple super advice and information regarding ...

What members want

... cent for account balances up to $500,000, then no extra charges for amounts exceeding that, or a tiered fee schedule with a flat fee of 0.6 per cent for balances less than $500,000 then 0.6 per cent 'flat fee' again for amounts exceeding that. "Since ...

Passive hedge fund investing in vogue

... investments for Credit Suisse Securities. Schupp said the fund, which hugs the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index, charges a flat fee of 1 per cent. "But the key difference is that investors don't have to pay [hedge fund] performance fees," he said. ...

Taxman fee for DIY funds trebles

... public offer funds are charged a minimum of $500 per year and a maximum of $150,000. By contrast, DIY funds will be charged a flat supervisory fee of $150 regardless of their size. La Greca also pointed out that the average SMSF account balance is $400,000 ...

SERF awards MLIM $85m portable alpha mandate

... complexity. "Typically, MLIM looks to charge somewhere between one-quarter and one-third of the alpha generated, structured as a flat fee, a performance fee or a combination thereof," said Maddox. For example, if the client gains a 4 per cent alpha return ...

MLC claims "first mover" on "fee for service"

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2006
... paying the fee if they stop getting advice." The firm's 170 financial planners will swap trail commission based models for flat dollar amounts, which Rantall said range from around $200 to $300 per hour, or asset based percentages as of 1 October this ...

Amicus builds business on flat planning fee

Amicus Financial Planning has created a template for a flat fee-for-service model that is gaining fans among planners keen to sidestep the current debacle on conflicts of interest surrounding commission-based fees. Amicus is run by financial planner ...