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ASFA to host Communications forum and awards

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2009
... Meanwhile awards will also be given out for excellence in member communication, best public relations campaign, annual report and PDS of the year, and electronic campaign of the year. Special awards will also be handed out to the best green campaign ...

ASIC reveals cap arising enhancements

ASIC RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2009
... retail investor participation in fundraisings by expanding situations where a full prospectus or product disclosure statement (PDS) is not required. The policies allow listed companies and managed investment schemes engaging in equity raisings increased ...

Admin savings for temporary residents

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2009
... a reduction in administration costs." Among the terms and conditions of the relief, trustees will have to advise in their PDS, annual reports or display prominently on their websites the circumstances in which temporary residents' superannuation interests ...

Insurance needs more disclosure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2009
... moving faster towards simplified disclosure, with fees and commissions displayed prominently in Product Disclosure Statements (PDS). Financial Standard asked some of the country's leading insurers how they would respond if, hypothetically, the financial ...

Aviva flies ETF flag

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2009
... to a form of borrowing for superannuation investments." In a separate development, Aviva has also reduced the size of the PDS by 75 per cent from 67 pages to just 16 pages. "We have been able to become more environmentally friendly and save paper," said ...

Plain English works best: Suncorp

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2009
... platform and product suite. Besides the writing style guide, the group also reduced the size of its product disclosure statement (PDS), limited the number of letters it sends to members yearly and took the time-consuming task of re-writing 100 letter ...

Thrift is the new cool: K2

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2009
... said, "In the world of muted returns expectations, it is high. But that's what we wrote on our Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) four years ago and we still think it is achievable as this investment cycle matures. Besides, the fund has the advantage ...

Better service for new members: REST

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2009
... portability. The welcome letter included prompts to encourage members to download a copy of the REST Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) and Financial Services Guide (FSG) from the website rather than have a paper copy sent in the mail. "Being the industry ...

Zurich upgrades insurance suite

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2009
... more intuitive end-to-end experience for financial advisers. This update also includes a CD-ROM product disclosure statement (PDS) to allow advisers to search for specific sections easier, print off application forms and view case study video footage. ...

KBC blocks water fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2009
... investors, they need to know the money continues to be managed in the same way as indicated in the product disclosure statement (PDS), it continues to be managed by the KBC team," he said. The KBC Global Water fund was launched to Australian retail and ...