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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 ...

From PDS doorstoppers to digests

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
... fund members could access any additional information they required via web links. George Lytas, ING head of product, said the PDS could be reduced after non-essential information was removed and replaced by Internet links. "The concise PDS will benefit ...

Managed accounts expands asset mix

... administration." But what could encourage a planner to use MAs is if investors start comparing the cost between running a PDS-ruled product versus running a managed discretionary account (MDA). According to Heather, the price differential is a minimum ...

ASIC zones in on accountants pushing SMSFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2008
... the First Home Saver Accounts by July this year and would develop a four-page superannuation product disclosure statement (PDS) by the end of 2009. "We aim to shorten the PDS by using incorporation by reference and web pages where investors, if they ...

Max Super reloads for 2008

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
... Williams would not provide any funds under management figures. Williams said the company released the max Super for Business PDS in June last year used a "soft launch" marketing approach. However, Williams said, the company is set to relaunch its website ...

Planners test new share trading blueprint

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2007
... allow advisers to customise the model to suit them, allowing advisers to re-brand the product as their own, thanks to a dual PDS system. Tricom will supply the model and APA will supply the administration and reporting products. The group is also set ...

ING revamps corporate and SME super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2007
... to medium size enterprises (SME) super products including extended income protection cover, capped fees and a user-friendly PDS. "The changes we have implemented are focussed on simplifying and demystifying super, our transactional gateways have been ...