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ASIC cracks down on CFD trading

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
ASIC has turned its attention to over-the-counter contracts for difference (CFDs), and is calling for improved product disclosure to help retail investors understand the highly leveraged derivative products they trade. The corporate regulator released ...

Trustees call to scrap MySuper

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
... and let somebody else take the responsibility for it." Instead Galbally stressed the importance of dispensing with 25-page PDS documents and instilling in investors that they should take more responsibility for their long-term goals. "I say scrap MySuper ...

Structured prod issuers must disclose risks: ASIC

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2010
... follows a program the regulator launched in January last year. The review researched more than 60 product disclosure statements (PDS) to see how effectively the documents explained the inherent risks in the products. ASIC's review is especially pertinent ...

Competition for ASFA awards heats up

FINANCIAL STANDARD WRITERS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
... Anderson, chief executive at The Reading Room. Awards include excellence in member communication; best public relations campaign; PDS of the year; electronic campaign of the year and annual report of the year. Three special awards are also up for grabs ...

Praemium preps more advisers to fee-for-service world

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2010
... "market that we want to play in strongly". Enter SMARTwrap - Praemium's latest offering with a factory gate price of 32 bps, a PDS price of 82 bps, and a 50 bps rebate for the client when an adviser moves from commission to a fee-for-service arrangement. ...

Short form PDS gets green light

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
Super fund members can look forward to an eight-page product disclosure statement (PDS) rather than 80, as new laws announced this week kick in. The new regulations are an important step forward to a new era in disclosure for fund members, said super ...

Macquarie Life releases flexible insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
... Macquarie Life Active includes different parts of a traditional policy under the one product, the product disclosure statement (PDS) is 68 pages long, 10 of which are medical definitions. Macquarie Life is also providing two versions of the PDS; one ...

HSBC funds now on IOOF platforms

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2010
... strategies, seeking to provide compelling risk-adjusted returns in all market conditions. The HSBC GH Diversified Strategy Fund PDS is available online. The HSBC Asia Select Equity Fund provides investors with exposure to some of the world's fastest ...

Ironbark buys Patriot Asset Management

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2010
... complement our small companies strategy." Finalisation of the acquisition is expected to be complete by 30 April 2010, with a new PDS for the Ironbark Karara funds available in early May 2010. Meanwhile Standard & Poor's Fund Services has placed the ...

Debt disclosure to revive agribusiness

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
Almost a year on to the day Timbercorp fell, the future of the agribusiness industry remains on shaky ground - but proposed measures demanding agribusiness operators to open their books to the public, including how much debt they owe, could renew investor ...