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Boutique to remediate clients

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
... have been understated due to the payment of certain fund related expenses in addition to the management fees disclosed in the PDS," the responsible entity Equity Trustees said in communication sent to investors. Alpha was to remedy the error by making ...

Boutique launches sustainable Aussie equities strategy

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... Index over rolling three-year periods. The fund is priced at 64 bps per year in management fees (negotiable, according to the PDS) and admin and other costs estimated at 13bps per year. The new strategy is targeted at institutional clients via segregated ...

ESG-themed funds fall short of expectations

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
... ethical investing objective. The fund has a fossil fuel exposure of more than 17%. "Pendal Ethical Australian Share's PDS refers to exclusion of investment in companies mining uranium for weapons manufacture, alcohol or tobacco, gaming, weapons ...

Hostplus responds to PDS controversy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... have ample liquidity to handle the government's plan to allow people to access their super early and claims it updated its PDS in preparation for mass redemptions. As part of the Australian government's plan to keep the economy afloat during the COVID-19 ...

Coronavirus is an investment opportunity: Fidelity

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
... his fund is currently holding "mid-to-high" single digit numbers in cash to safeguard against volatility. According to the PDS for Fidelity's Australian Equities Fund, Taylor can hold anywhere between 0-10% cash. "You never know if things are going ...

AIA income protection premiums jump

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
... faced with the alternative of complete loss of income, often with a family to support and mortgage commitments to meet." The PDS for AIA Priority Protection says it's possible to save up to 20% on premiums by "making healthy lifestyle choices" with ...

Pendal cuts fees on equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
... months. In December, it dropped the fees on the Pendal Sustainable funds (balanced a conservative), as it looked to issue a PDS and raise money form retail investors. In the past, the two sustainable funds were available through an information memorandum ...

The PDS is weak: Rice Warner

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
... understanding of life savings and finances since the introduction of mandatory superannuation also have a role to play in how a PDS functions. The insights explained that prior to the Superannuation Guarantee in 1992, the life insurance industry dominated ...

New super fund targets millennials

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020
A newly launched sub-plan of Aracon Super has officially launched, marketed to millennials with a PDS revealing relatively high fees, expensive insurance and big ambitions. Elevate Super launched today, after Financial Standard revealed its plans last ...

Faith-based super fund increases fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
... leading to higher costs than other funds may incur." Equity Trustees, the trustee for Crescent Wealth Super, will issue a new PDS that will apply from 1 February 2020 and no other fees are expected to change. In the notice to members, the trustee recognised ...