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Short form PDS gets green light

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
... conduct appropriate consumer research, said the industry body. "With the imminent release of the final report from the Cooper Review, the Government's response to Ripoll, the increase in SG and other budget initiatives, and now the short form PDS regime ...

IQ Business grows 20pc due to Cooper Review

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2010
... super funds and administrators to provide the expertise and technology needed to transfer member funds, said the Cooper Review has been a boon for business. "Many trustees are actively talking about consolidating. Before they haven't really had the catalyst ...

Members call for investment choice

ASFA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2010
... who do not want to exercise fund or investment choice, but the research shows an increasing number that do. "The Cooper Review is the industry's opportunity to push for what is in the best interest of fund members and to secure and enhance our super ...

Simpler, faster, cheaper rollovers: IFF

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2010
... project is consistent with architecture proposed in Super Stream, the electronic commerce proposals announced by the Cooper Review Panel.

Cooper wants collectables banned from SMSFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2010
... will be subject to tougher penalties if they break the rules, according to the preliminary recommendations of the Cooper Review released today.In the SMSF Phase Three - Preliminary Report, the panel acknowledged SMSF trustees should be free to choose ...

Cooper Review unveils MySuper, officially

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2010
... trailing commissions, charges no contribution fees and is much easier to understand, under proposals outlined by the Cooper Review today. The preliminary report comes just two months before the Review submits its final report to the government. None ...

Less regulation, more action: Hartsuyker

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2010
... Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees lunch yesterday, Hartsuyker criticised the leaked proposals from the Cooper Review calling for a "no-frills" default product for investors. "One of the key reasons for the success of our superannuation ...

Planner fees for super advice cost $1.3bn

ISN PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2010
... want to receive financial advice or not. This conclusion is in line with the MySuper proposals foreshadowed by the Cooper Review. The report recommends that an "opt in" system for financial advice fees be introduced "to reinforce the sovereignty of the ...

Click rates rise at ESI Super website

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2010
... Online Access. "It's clear that the GFC, growing financial literacy and potential changes to superannuation from the Cooper Review, is fueling a greater demand for information from members," said ESI Super chief executive, Robyn Petrou. "Time and again ...

Commission on risk products should continue: FPA

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010
... being able to opt out of receiving corporate super advice was one that needed to be escalated with IFSA and the Cooper Review Panel and the FPA will continue to do so."