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Govt proposes shorter PDS

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2007
... simplified corporate and financial services regulatory system, potentially resulting in abbreviated product disclosure statements (PDS). While current regulations require a PDS to be extremely data heavy, often with overlapping information and sometimes ...

ASIC clearing guidlines will segment the service chain

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2006
Superannuation clearing house providers will now have to provide employers with product disclosure statements (PDS) after a recent Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) review found that they fall under the financial services licensing ...

Industry funds warn on master trust switching

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2006
... product disclosure statement. "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 ...

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. ...