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Financial PDS' 'Shortened'

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
... Minister, Bill Shorten would provide a transition period of just over 12 months for those that aren't ready with their shortened PDS this year. Starting from 22 June 2012, PDS for all superannuation products and simple managed investment schemes that ...

Alpha aims to lure planners with flexi gearing

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
... maybe its 10 per cent of a client's portfolio over all and if that approach was taken then gearing is very attractive." The PDS for Alpha Super Shares, solely marketed to financial advises, is due out later this month and the closing date for investments ...

ASIC new guidance for AFSL

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... certain financial products disclose financial information when complying with the new shorter product disclosure statement (PDS) requirements. Under Regulatory Guide 170 Prospective financial information, issuers of standard margin lending facilities ...

US dollar fund taps retail ETF potential

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
... fund has a management expense ratio (MER) of 45 basis points per annum. Corbett said fees were transparent and listed in the PDS. A $10,000 investment would cost about $70 over a six-month period, including brokerage, commission costs, MER and trading ...

Westpac Online launches intl CFDs

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
Westpac Online Investing adds international Contracts for Difference (CFDs) to its product suite. Available from this week, Westpac Online investors will have access to CFD coverage across nine international markets that include international shares ...

CFD newcomer backs tighter ASIC rules

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
Capital CFDs tackles Australia's contracts-for-difference (CFD) market despite ASIC tightening its regulations. Australia's CFD market, reportedly the second largest globally, was hit hard during the GFC with many investors exposed to the drawbacks ...

ASIC cracks down on CFD trading

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
ASIC has turned its attention to over-the-counter contracts for difference (CFDs), and is calling for improved product disclosure to help retail investors understand the highly leveraged derivative products they trade. The corporate regulator released ...

Trustees call to scrap MySuper

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
... and let somebody else take the responsibility for it." Instead Galbally stressed the importance of dispensing with 25-page PDS documents and instilling in investors that they should take more responsibility for their long-term goals. "I say scrap MySuper ...

Structured prod issuers must disclose risks: ASIC

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2010
... follows a program the regulator launched in January last year. The review researched more than 60 product disclosure statements (PDS) to see how effectively the documents explained the inherent risks in the products. ASIC's review is especially pertinent ...

Competition for ASFA awards heats up

FINANCIAL STANDARD WRITERS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
... Anderson, chief executive at The Reading Room. Awards include excellence in member communication; best public relations campaign; PDS of the year; electronic campaign of the year and annual report of the year. Three special awards are also up for grabs ...