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ASIC releases policy and extends deadline on dollar disclosure

... costs, fees, charges, expenses benefits and interests as dollar amounts. These items are to be divulged in statements of advice, product disclosure statements and periodic statements. In some circumstances the regulator can determine an amount be reported ...

Wake up call for looming dollar disclosure requirements

Product disclosure statements (PDS), statements of advice and periodic statements released after 1 January 2005 need to ensure they comply with incoming provisions. Ebsworth & Ebworth's recent law bulletin has outlined the importance of preparing for ...

Guidance on SOAs from ASIC

ASIC has provided guidance on Statements of Advice (SOAs) to help Australian financial services licensees fulfil their obligations under the Corporations Act 2001. The guide is aimed at addressing both content and presentation deficiencies discovered ...

FPA's advice to industry

The FPA has released the Guide to the Development of Effective Statements of Advice. The manual is a comprehensive statement of advice guide offering guidance to its members in developing statements of advice (SoAs). SoAs must accompany personal financial ...

ASIC rules out exemptions to Statements of Advice

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has refused to provide any exemption to financial advisers from providing a Statement of Advice (SoA) in time critical situations following a submission from the Financial Planning Association. ...

FPA issues member notice and calls for submissions

... requirements of the FPA code, all product disclosure statements (PDSs), financial services guarantees (FSGs) and statements of advice (SoAs) must contain disclosure of all alternative remuneration details. The FPA also said any PDSs that are due to roll ...

FPA backs new ASIC guidelines on SOA's

... Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) on how licensees and their representatives prepare Statements of Advice (SOA). "These are important and positive developments for the financial planners and their clients," FPA chief executive officer ...

FSR complexities will be resolved: Sen Cameron

... Sydney Chapter lunch this week, Senator Ross Cameron said the current disclosure requirements contained in Statements of Advice are too complex, consumer unfriendly and too long. Against the background of rising industry criticism over the complex disclosure ...

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Aware Super reshapes governance team, appoints chief risk officer

VINNY VUCAGO | 12:28PM

Aware Super has announced a leadership reshuffle, appointing a new chief risk officer amid the departure of its long-serving group executive of legal.

IFM lifts stake in Atlas Arteria to 40% after upping offer price

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:37PM

IFM Investors has raised its stake in Atlas Arteria from 34.5% to 38.3% in an on-market stock purchase, just a day after it raised its offer price for the toll road operator to $5.10 per security.

Zenith bolsters research, investment capabilities with new hires

MATTHEW WAI | 10:54AM

Zenith has announced two senior appointments to strengthen its research and portfolio management divisions.

Regulators push for stronger stress-testing capability, resilience

KARREN VERGARA | 11:52AM

The ability to remain resilient and manage liquidity pressures amid severe, multi-dimensional stress scenarios is an area of focus that APRA and ASIC want superannuation funds to improve.

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