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FOFA divides on commission

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... they don't receive with opt-in and will build aggregate national savings by billions of dollars. "The deduction of advice fees and commissions from Australian's super savings - where no advice is provided - is an unconscionable and unsustainable feature ...

Industry brawl erupts over super network ads

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
... release that the Industry Super Network (ISN) ads were a consumer fear campaign. "The advertisements promote up-front advice fees as an alternative - conveniently urging Australians towards industry super fund choices," the release said. The FPA said ...

van Eyk calls for pay for ratings disclosure

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2011
... model, not currently integrated into the proposed reforms. "As part of the arrangement where a client will opt in to advice fees every two years in the form of annual disclosure statements, any related payments for product ratings listed in the Statement ...

Planners make their budget wishes

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
... advisers have named their dearest wishes - and it's not for free set top boxes. Concessional caps, tax concessions for advice fees and a cut in the company tax rate were at the top of the wish list among planners Financial Standard spoke to today. And ...

Adviser remuneration debate sparks fly

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
... would provide the individual with an extra $120 per week (paid monthly) for 20 years of retirement. "Ongoing financial advice fees and sales commissions erode member's superannuation savings reducing their super payout on retirement," said David Whiteley ...

Super funds call for new fee paradigm

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2010
... reporting method for superannuation returns which does not disclose the true costs of fund administration or ongoing advice fees or commissions to fund members and consumers. The ISN statement came after an article on the Sydney Morning Herald noting ...

Annual renewals protect investors: ISN

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2010
... receive. The annual review mechanism is a logical safeguard to ensure that the client continues to agree to fund ongoing advice fees as a deduction from their investments," he said. According to the briefing note, advisers' remuneration through asset-based ...

SMSFs more sensitive to advice fees: report

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2010
The global financial crisis has made self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees more sensitive to fees, with 15 per cent of those surveyed in a new Investment Trends research expecting to pay less to access financial advice. The new research gives a glimpse ...

Investors call planners to charge performance-based fees

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2010
... along with increasing client dissatisfaction with fee levels. Around 40 per cent of investors expect to pay lower advice fees following the dent to their portfolios in the wake of the GFC. And while discussions continue to swirl around fees for service ...

Fund fees not coming down: Cooper

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2010
... Association (IFSA) proposed that retail super funds revert back to reporting performance figures gross of any ongoing and advice fees. IFSA argued the change will allow consumers to better compare retail and industry funds.