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AMP Capital and Macquarie appoint Philip Garling as DUET chair

AAP | FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2004

... director on each of two DUET boards. DUET will be the subject of an initial public offering (IPO) once a product disclosure statement is lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), expected before 30 June. Macquarie Bank\'s ...

Mixed response to Govt's preferred fee disclosure model

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said the Government's preferred fee disclosure model for superannuation released yesterday is critically flawed going only part of the way to addressing consumer concerns. "The critical flaw ...

Govt's preferred fee disclosure model due this week

... have abandoned attempts to require specific calculations of long term fee impact projections within Product Disclosure Statement's (PDS's) in favour of more saleable but less controversial dollar based impacts assessing short term scenarios.

SunSuper joins disclosure regime

SunSuper has opted into the new disclosure requirements required under the Financial Services Reform Act, and provided product disclosure statements (PDS) for each of its product offerings. SunSuper Corporate's PDS included a section that can be customised ...

Print Super to correct ERF transfer notification

... Super's nominated ERF, provided in the fund's 2003 Member Information Guide, 2003 Annual Report and Product Disclosure Statement, may have been inadequate and misleading.

ASFA research reveals poor consumer understanding

Consumer understanding of fees and charges within the superannuation sector remains at a very low level according to an Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) report. Research commissioned by the industry body revealed that a group ...

ASIC releases SRI guidelines to facilitate product disclosure

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released guidelines for the inclusion of information relating to labour standards, and environmental and ethical factors in the product disclosure statements (PDSs) of investment products. ...

ASIC eases disclosure requirements on managed investment warrants

... underlying managed investment product, issuers will be exempt from providing additional content to the Product Disclosure Statement. Continuous disclosure obligations are also now governed by section 1017B of the Act. ASIC director of financial services ...

Consumers find ASIC fee model confusing: ASFA

Consumers can't understand the superannuation fee disclosure model proposed by the Australian Superannuation and Investments Commission (ASIC), according to research commissioned by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). Research ...

Senate Super Committee calls for rewrite of government portability regulations

Senator Nick Sherry, the shadow minister for retirement incomes and savings, has said that the Senate Super Committee has unanimously requested the Government rewrite its so-called portability regulations. "The portability regulations claim to allow ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN | 12:33PM

Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA | 11:56AM

Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI | 11:09AM

The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA | 12:20PM

MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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