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Shorter PDSs are go

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2007
Regulations to allow shorter 'incorporation by reference' product disclosure documents (PDSs), introduced in April by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer Chris Pearce, have come into force today. Originally introduced as part of a wider reform ...

PDS more popular online: Vanguard

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2007
... that period. Questioned on whether he thought this trend made some of the changes set to come from the introduction of "reference to web" PDS's irrelevant, he said that across the industry, "simplified PDS's are very important&People don't like printing ...

'Tis the season to be philanthropic

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2007
... giving in Australia, the site provides a helpdesk, accredited training, a directory of professional advisers, a technical reference paper and handbook for advisers from different fields. Tim Hardy, director of Enrich Australia, said. "For advisers, it's ...

Caught in the Web 2.0

... [the customer] is stepping out of the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems and is saying he is no longer a reference number," Carr added. It's not just the customers, social network sites can also enable companies to retain and attract the ...

Pick your stocks when they're green: SAM

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2007
... hand shaped in a circle and said "Zero". "We're just very immature relative to all of you in adopting this frame of reference," he said. "Eventually we'll be there, but you guys are miles ahead of us. Miles."

Budget reply: National clearing house, halve the OS withholding tax

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2007
... moved on this when in March Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, Chris Pearce, announced the "incorporation by reference" disclosure rules. The superannuation clearing house announcement confirms growing views that clearing houses are financial ...

ASX200 option for legalsuper

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2007
... between different investment options) can be done via legalsuper's website." The fund will also provide members with some reference material to help inform their decisions. "legalsuper is also providing research material on individual ASX200 stocks and ...

H3 Global Commodities Fund gets S&P tick

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2007
... short track record, dating back to November 2005, which has produced higher returns on lower volatility against its reference benchmark of the Dow Jones AIG Index. The fund itself is benchmark unaware." Comper said that while the fund's track record ...

Asteron launches Lifeguard range with market-first PDS

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2007
... Lifeguard range of life insurance policies, showcasing reduced prices, four new options and a market-first compact "reference to web" PDS. The new range includes cancer cover, a pregnancy premium waiver, premium-free child cover and partial-payment TPD. ...

Govt proposes shorter PDS

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2007
... data heavy, often with overlapping information and sometimes running to hundreds of pages, the new 'incorporation by reference' provisions mean that while critical information, such as costs, historical returns, risk and conflicts of interest is required ...