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APRA releases super reporting standards

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
... relate to the reporting of investment data and data that is otherwise required to be included in Product Disclosure Statements for MySuper products. In a statement APRA said it has also deferred the reporting of some investment performance data until ...

ASFA supports ASIC electronic disclosure consultation

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... consent to deliver disclosures via email to clients, and facilitating the use of more innovative Product Disclosure Statements (PDSs). At the same time, ASFA cautioned that any regulatory provisions for electronic disclosures should be "technology-neutral" ...

Manage super on the go with new Wealthtrac app

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2014
... 2013," Johnson continued. Via the new app, members will be able to monitor daily performance, access product disclosure statements, get the latest industry news, register for direct share research, find their nearest adviser and access useful education ...

Research houses to blame for advice catastrophes: AIOFP

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
... manufacturer." It suggested that advisers fund a panel of research houses that would examine new product disclosure statements before they're released to the market. "This business model will force advisers to fund research, force research houses to ...

Consumers reluctant to use online advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014
... for this information online and 7% doing it offline. The survey also showed that consumers read product disclosure statements (PDS) online (21%) more than they do on paper (15%). As many as 75% of Australians were open to conducting wealth management ...

ASIC puts stop order on misleading Trilogy PDS

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has put interim stop orders on the product disclosure statements (PDSs) for Trilogy Monthly Income Fund and Trilogy Melbourne Office Syndicate - Cheltenham, over concerns of the relevance of ...

Stronger Super transparency rules too stringent: FSC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013
... sensitive information. "To be clear, the FSC is not concerned with the disclosure of governing rules, Product Disclosure Statements and the most recent actuarial report for an employer arrangement to members of that arrangement," the report stated. "It ...

AQUA II exemptions unfairly favour ASX: FSC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
... illiquid assets. Only AMFS-listed funds will be exempt from the lengthy 'wet signatures' rule on product disclosure statements, making it much simpler to market their funds electronically. This, the FSC said, gives the ASX an unfair advantage. In a submission ...

Last-minute Stronger Super reprieve averts "ludicrous situation"

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2013
... until 31 December 2013. The second reprieve regards new content requirements, including fees, for Product Disclosure Statements for super and managed investments, which have been deferred until 31 December 2013 and 1 July 2014 respectively. The Australian ...

ASIC urged to extend 'wet signatures' exemption

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
... Investment Commission (ASIC) should consider extending its relief of the need for 'wet signatures' on product disclosure statements (PDS) for the ASX Managed Funds Service (AMFS) to the wider industry to increase access to funds, according to Calastone's ...