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Government succeeds in securing final FoFA changes

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... Gori told Financial Standard. "It's done from a transparency perspective; it's about advisers telling clients in plain English that they're acting in their best interest." "It's a matter of communication," De Gori said, as the requirements are already ...

Advisers failing to engage disillusioned consumers

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
... mind-bogglingly complicated. "One of the things advisers can do as a community to help engage people is to talk in plain English, get rid of jargon and communicate with people in terms that they understand," he said. "The media has a responsibility but ...

FPA to push advice via social media

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
... put questions to FPA members, an updated 'frequently asked questions' page, a page designed to demystify FOFA in plain English and social media buttons on each page for ease of sharing content. As part of the campaign the FPA has sent members factoids ...

PJC: Government needs to re-think payday reforms

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011
... 2012 to 1 January 2013. The PJC has also recommended that Government work with industry stakeholders to develop a plain English, user-friendly information pack about borrowers' rights and obligations in relation to hardship variations.

BT Wrap releases plain English investor guide

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2010
BT Wrap joins the campaign to make product disclosure statements much easier to understand through its new Investor Guide. Launched after six months of intensive customer research, the BT Wrap Investor Guide is part of BT Wrap's focus on innovation ...

Overseas pensions shine in communications

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2010
... plan provider used inspirational images such as athletes jumping and a bike rider at high speed with the use of plain English dialogue to help communicate to young members. A Swedish fund used a video of dancing soldier in traditional regalia, which ...

Central plank of Cooper Review is MySuper

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
... of the option are, namely lower fees, easier to compare with other options, includes intra-fund advice and uses plain English in relevant superannuation documents. A clear difference with existing default fund options is that MySuper will have an embedded ...

Cooper recommends info dashboard for members

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
Cooper has advocated super funds create a standardised plain English 'dashboard' for members that allow them to compare the risk of different investment options and find out the fees and costs of each option. Released this morning, the Super System ...

Macquarie Life releases flexible insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
... definitions. Macquarie Life is also providing two versions of the PDS; one for the client that explains the terms in plain English and another more complex PDS for the adviser.

Clearview technical manager jumps to FPA

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2010
... Technical Committee. "Dante is well known to the financial planning community for his sound strategic advice, clear and plain English presentations, and his ability to address the legislative environment positively," Bloch continued. De Gori joins the ...