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ASIC provides guidance about Choice advice

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released a guide to help individuals and organisations, namely employers, who do not hold an Australian financial services licence (AFSL) and are likely to give advice to employees about ...

BT slashes and streamlines fees

BT Financial Group has cut the ongoing fees charged on 52 of its wholesale and institutional investment funds. The move means institutional and retail investors with access to BT's wholesale funds either directly or via platforms can achieve cost savings ...

ASIC alerts super fund members about large exit fees

A recent review of the extent and nature of superannuation exit fees conducted by ASIC has found at least 550,000 Australians are members of superannuation funds that may charge substantial exit or termination fees when members attempt to move their ...

APRA disqualifies more HIH senior executives

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has made further disqualifications regarding former senior executives of HIH Insurance with Frederick Lo, Roger Colomb, and Terrence Cassidy all banned from being or acting as a director or senior ...

Australians' income cover insufficient

Over two thirds of Australians do not have comprehensive income protection insurance and half of mortgagees or adults with dependents do not have any income protection insurance, according to a survey by Commonwealth Bank's CommInsure. Newspoll undertook ...

Super choice for everyone

The Federal Government will override state laws to extend choice of superannuation to State award employees as of 1 July, 2006. Currently choice of superannuation fund legislation, which will come into effect from July this year, only covers Federal ...

Assirt/S&P still hesitant on Perpetual

The new combined Assirt/ Standard & Poor's has placed Perpetual Investment's international equity funds on hold pending review following the transition of the funds to the group's new Dublin-based in-house asset team. Perpetual announced last year that ...

MLC launches MasterKey enhancements

In a bid to tap into the thirty-something market, MLC will launch its new MasterKey service platform enabling advisors to access a broader client base beyond the traditional retirement market. MLC's head of investment solutions Anthony Waldron says ...

Franklin Templeton paves way to international real estate

Global investment manager Franklin Templeton has launched its Fiduciary International Real Estate Fund, a fund of funds product allowing investors from Australia and New Zealand the opportunity to place their money in overseas unlisted property. The ...

ASIC and APRA move to streamline intra-fund transfers

A new class order by ASIC will permit members of funds to be transferred between products within a fund without the members' consent as the industry moves towards the rationalisation of fund products. The class order - CO 04/1574 Application form and ...