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Super accounts on path for consolidation: Shorten

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012
... secure and independent retirement," said Shorten. "It will also reduce the red tape burden on the industry and mean lower fees for account holders, leaving them with more money to invest in their nest egg." Head of the FSC John Brogden also maintained ...

legalsuper launches low fee investment option

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2011
... volatile, some members of the legal profession expressed interest in an investment option that has less volatility and lower fees. The launch of this option is in direct response to this member feedback," said Proebstl. "Index funds are not actively ...

MySuper legislation introduced

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011
... trade-off is that the superannuation industry contributes to higher retirement savings through greater efficiency and lower fees." Subsequent tranches of legislation will introduce the remaining measures relating to MySuper.

Commonwealth trustee reforms passes Senate

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011
... all members," said Senator Sherry. Major benefits will include access to better investment scale and potential for lower fees, particularly for serving and former Defence Force personnel. Warren Snowdon, minister for veterans' affairs and defence science ...

AustralianSuper new player in advice industry

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
... independent advisers however, the concern is that in light of the FOFA reforms (in particular removing commissions and lower fees for scaled advice) it will ultimately cost advisers an additional $50,000 per annum to run a planning business, which will ...

SG war far from over

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
... fees. "The Cooper Review into superannuation found that retirement incomes can be increased by forcing efficiencies and lower fees on the superannuation industry," he said.

Fundies turn to outsourcing to curb costs: report

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2011
... cut costs in order to accommodate lower equity returns in the coming years and clients who are seeking products with lower fees. "Turmoil in the global financial markets has deeply affected the profitability of the investment management industry," said ...

Frontier and JANA join forces to address fees

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2010
... In a press statement, Frontier chief executive, Fiona Trafford-Walker said the communiquA(C) is not intended just to lower fees - but about "getting the structure right and ensuring that investment managers have sufficient certainty for their own future ...

Direct share investing gather momentum

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2010
... 30 per cent," Tuck said. Tuck outlined a range of benefits of direct equity investing offers including transparency, lower fees and, importantly, liquidity. But perhaps more interesting is the fact that it fosters engagement and client satisfaction. ...

Australians willing to pay just $300 for advice

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2010
... while 15 per cent of SMSFs were willing to pay more for professional investment advice, 15 per cent expected to pay lower fees for advice, and 25 per cent were reluctant to pay for advice at all. Around one in 10 SMSF investors stopped using an adviser ...