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PDS notices to go online: ASIC

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2008
... product disclosure statement to be lodged online starting early next year. From 1 January 2009 notifications to ASIC about a PDS will need to be made electronically. The changes are a result of a change to section 1015D of the Corporations Act 2001 ...

AMP saves more in pension

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
... Refresh, the total amount saved come retirement could go up by an additional $115,136. The combined Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) for the all-in-one account has been reduced from a 212-page tome to a more digestible 36 pages, with additional details ...

MLC locks premium rates

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
... that the move to lock in rates will aid advisers and their clients keep their eyes on long term goals. Meanwhile the new look PDS was developed following research that scoped the feedback of existing and potential clients. The changes encompass MLC's ...

FPWS unveils new SMA service

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
... through a comprehensive financial services tax and transactional reporting solution, he said. "The FPWS SMA will run with a dual PDS. This will enable dealer groups to brand their own PDS with a combination of investment managers operating under a mandate," ...

IRESS upgrades service

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
... income." Version 130 also includes Fund Click software which generates more than 100 electronic product disclosure statements (PDS) across all fund managers and platforms. Kinens said financial planners usually need to learn each platform's unique PDS ...

Aurora Trust delivers 13pc

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2008
... apply or redeem the units monthly directly to Aurora at the net asset value (NAV) per unit under the terms outlined in the PDS. "This feature helps to minimise any trading discount occurring in the listed Unit price relative to the net asset value per ...

Introducing the Burnie Pub PDS

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2008
... simple and will improve Australians' access to cost effective financial advice," said Sherry. Tanner said the First Home Saver PDS is the first installment of work from the Financial Services Working Group (FSWG), a group of industry players that include ...

Advisers change tack on life insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2008
... simpler, the easier is, the more advisers can sell," said Halbert. "It's no longer about the product disclosure statements (PDS) and how great your definitions are, it's about the total offer and that includes technology and those who don't get on board ...

CommInsure halves insurance PDS

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2008
CommInsure has reduced the product disclosure statement (PDS) of its Personal Insurance Portfolio product by half, slashing 28 pages off the document. The firm's Personal Insurance Portfolio PDS has been reduced from 56 to 28 pages and, in addition ...

Cut PDS to less than 20 pages: study

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2008
... by the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has revealed that superannuation product disclosure statements (PDS) under 20 pages long are the most effective way to present information to investors. The research conducted by Wallis Group ...