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Wealthtrac revises structure for independent market

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012
... fee structure minimum appears to cater for higher account balances. The revised adviser service fees within Wealthtrac's new PDS includes the option for advisers to charge a one-off service fee either as a fixed or tiered percentage based on the administration ...

ASIC issues short PDS guidance

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
... schemes about how to comply with the shorter product disclosure statement regime. The shorter Products Disclosure Statement (PDS) regime commences fully on 22 June 2012 and is designed to make PDSs shorter and simpler, and help consumers compare financial ...

Securities lending is not short selling

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
Securities lending is a legitimate market activity for asset owners looking to lower their net trading costs, and it should not be confused with short selling. Securities lending is so mainstream that most exchanges around the world consider it to be ...

ASIC calls for detailed disclosure on holdings of super funds

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
... significant information about the nature of their investments such as providing a strategic or a tactical asset allocation in their PDS, however investors may be unable to access details of specific investments within a range of specific investment options ...

ASIC releases hedge funds guidance

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... Consultation (CP 174) outlines the risks and features of hedge funds that need to be highlighted in a Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) for these products to allow investors to make informed investment decisions. "Our proposed disclosure guidance has ...

MLC cuts PDS down on flagship products

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
In accordance with the Government's June 22 deadline, MLC has cut the PDS for two of its flagship products to the required eight-page short-form after already releasing a short-form PDS for its MLC MasterKey Business Super in November last year. The ...

AMP enhances super products

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2011
AMP has changed its contemporary super products to the new short form Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) regime ahead of the government's deadline next year. It follows Financial Services Minister Bill Shorten's announcement earlier this year that PDS ...

Advance embarks on multi-blend approach

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
... International and Wellington, will co-manage the fund. In line with new regulatory requirements, the Product Disclosure Statements (PDS) for the all Advance funds are limited to eight pages of standardise disclosure documentation with the minimum wholesale ...

JB Global submits to independent review

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
... Investment Services, said most product issuers and fund managers had questions from ASIC regarding product disclosure statements (PDS) in the past year. He said all concerns raised related to just one PDS from 2010 out of more than 20 launched with the ...

Planners embrace 8IP Asia Pac Partners

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
... from planning dealer groups, practices and high net worth individuals. To be available under a Product Disclosure Statement (PDS), the boutique investment fund manager said investors had expressed a keen interest in the fund, but wanted a simpler vehicle. ...