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ASIC unveils RG97 review

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2018
ASIC has welcomed an independent report proposing 34 changes to fee transparency for superannuation funds and managed investments under Regulatory Guide 97. The report, prepared by managed investments and super regulation veteran Darren McShane, engaged ...

SEC cracks down on fee transparency

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it will crackdown on financial product providers' fee disclosures the year ahead in a bid to protect mum and dad investors. The SEC made it clear that one of its main priorities this year is ...

Robo is the adviser's new best friend

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016
... services provided," Parkin said. "Combining the human touch of an experienced financial adviser with the logic, fee transparency and accessibility offered by a robo-adviser can be a powerful combination for an adviser's practice model."

Advisers need to collaborate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2015
... Year award - said that it was only by having an open discussion with other practices that he was able to act on fee transparency feedback from clients. "The great thing in my experience is that when I talk to other businesses, the door has always been ...

ClearView calls for life insurance industry crackdown

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2015
... volume bonuses and the replacement of "commissions" with a term like "adviser service fees", with an emphasis on fee transparency. The latter point is important, the statement continued, because the concept of "commissions" is stigmatic and prevents ...

UK has overtaken Australia for platform innovation: Bravura

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... that included introduction of the Retail Distribution Review, requirements for much greater transactional and fee transparency, and this year's announcement of choice of pension fund. Rather than technology being how wealth groups differentiate themselves ...

Financial advisers raise bar in quest to succeed

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
... transparent their fee models are compared to their peers. The Beddoes Institute's Dr. Rebecca Sheils said without fee transparency, the client would be forced to resort to their negative perception of advisers, which is usually based on 'bad news' published ...

APRA requirements welcomed by sector

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012
... regime proposed by APRA is long overdue and needs to be implemented as soon as possible." APRA's proposals include fee transparency on MySuper and choice products, which the FSC - which represents retail funds - urged the regulator to include in its ...

ING's new super product to shake up the industry

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
... lowest level in eight years. Richtor added that the new super product is designed to provide members with control, fee transparency and simplicity. ING said that the launch of Living Super is an exciting opportunity for the company as it is part of its ...

netwealth naked wrap slashes fees to 35bp

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
... The Wealth Accelerator wrap is the latest platform designed in response to the FOFA legislation and the push to fee transparency and unbundling that will provide advisers and clients with more features at a significant discount to netwealths's current ...