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CBA fin services firing on all cylinders

... the loan approval process would generally be confirmed within 48 hours and there is only one product disclosure statement (PDS) and application needed for both FirstChoice Investments and FirstChoice Margin Lending. Another plus for FirstChoice users ...

Centro targets SMSFs with lower min investment

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2007
... DPF and from 1.8 per cent to 1.0 per cent for the DPF. The changes are detailed in an updated product disclosure statement (PDS). "The recent changes will assist direct investors, particularly self-managed super funds, to access the funds which now have ...

Time to talk about asset classes: MTAA Super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2007
... really matter what the actual 'asset class' is? "We are becoming 'asset class agnostic'. But it's hard to explain this in a PDS," he said. According to SelectingSuper, the AAA-rated MTAA Super's default balanced option is ranked number one over three ...

Optimum gets a pre-Christmas product upgrade

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2006
... testing and feedback. "These Optimum enhancements are in direct response to adviser feedback with the consumer testing on the PDS demonstrating Asteron's focus on end customers. We took on board all comments and have even implemented such specific requirements ...

Super fund fees are dropping: ASIC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2006
A research report just released by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) confirms that super fund fees, especially contribution fees, are dropping. The report, Monitoring Superannuation Fees and Costs October 2005 to June 2006 ...

Absolute returns not high risk

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2006
... but inconsistency in how they describe their risk weightings to researchers compared to how they disclose them to members in PDS makes it difficult to easily factor in these risk weightings changes in how investment choices should be classified. Perhaps ...

ASIC clearing guidlines will segment the service chain

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2006
Superannuation clearing house providers will now have to provide employers with product disclosure statements (PDS) after a recent Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) review found that they fall under the financial services licensing ...

Asteron ramps up insurance and income protection

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2006
... set non-medical limits and applied one policy fee for multiple policies taken out by one person. Along with simplifying its PDS' and application forms Asteron has also upgraded its Wealthstar platform to incorporate features for allocated pensions and ...

Scale is king and it saves members money too

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2006
Funds are no longer talking up mergers for their own sake, but it is already clear that well executed mergers or growth strategies can save members a significant amount of money. Alison McIvor, national manager marketing and communications at Australian ...

Mergers deliver cost savings to members

... provide 230 per cent better cover." She continued, "The merger also allows us to keep fees down. If you're printing two million PDS and you can reduce cost from 55Ac to 39Ac, then that's tangible savings." Michelle Baltazar