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More bang for bucks with industry super funds

... research, Weaven said, "Master trusts claim they offer lower fees than those published in their product disclosure statements. We call on them or the regulator to prove these claims through a public audit process, with full, random audits of claimed ...

Slow death of annual reports: CSA

... in the financial services industry with ASIC recently demanding funds produce shorter and simpler product disclosure statements (PDS).

New guide to short and sweet PDS

... regulator for mishandling the FSR regime. The move also follows wider criticism of the regime's product disclosure statements. The Consumers' Association's senior policy officer, Nick Coates, was recently quoted in the press saying PDSs have evolved ...

EIA launches SRI accreditation scheme

... that it applies some type of systematic SRI screen, that it discloses its stock holdings while its product disclosure statements have to be verified by the EIA's independent representatives. For super funds, they have to offer a certified SRI option ...

Industry funds continue to outperform

... should be put to the test. "Master trusts claim they offer lower fees that those published in their product disclosure statements. We call on them or the regulator, to prove these claims through a public audit process, with full, random audits of claimed ...

Host-Plus accepts undertaking from ASIC

... outlined in its Record of Contributions sent to members in April 2005in its introduction to its Product Disclosure Statements (PDS) and applications forums published between March and April 2005. According to the regulator the statements included projections ...

Watchdogs to recruit trustees for data collection

... same as that required to be published as an example of annual fees and costs for a balanced fund in Product Disclosure Statements (PDS) under the fee disclosure requirement originally due to start with on July 1 this year, but moved to July 1, 2006. ...

Interim relief for super fund product disclosure extended

... the Act superannuation trustees are required to provide fund members and prospective members with product disclosure statements for the products offered as part of the different investment strategies of the fund. Director of policy for ASIC Mark Adams ...

Government releases FSR refinements

... particular the body was impressed that issuers of products would no be allowed to provide short form product disclosure statements containing core information, improvements to the statement of advice requirements that will highlight key information for ...

ASIC releases policy and extends deadline on dollar disclosure

... benefits and interests as dollar amounts. These items are to be divulged in statements of advice, product disclosure statements and periodic statements. In some circumstances the regulator can determine an amount be reported as a percentage of a number ...