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MLC MySuper switches to lifestage

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
... said fees under the new MLC MySuper "could go up marginally according to the indirect cost ratio figures published in the PDS." Why the changes? MLC MasterKey Business Super (MLC MySuper) currently ranks 48 out of 54 workplace super default single strategy ...

Simpler fee disclosure on ASIC agenda

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2019
... Group executive director of research and compliance Alex Dunnin said ASIC's proposal to streamline fee disclosures within PDS templates is welcomed, especially the proposal to bundle all admin and ongoing fees into a single 'cost of product' ...

Retirement income covenant consultation continues

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
Treasury is seeking consultation on disclosure documents and calculation methods for its proposed retirement income covenant. Phase two of the Retirement Income Framework is aiming to develop standardised and simplified metrics in product disclosure ...

Former Australian cricket captain in crypto fail

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
... managed investment scheme. Since April, ASIC has successfully stopped five separate ICOs and issued a final stop order on a PDS issued by Investors Exchange for units in the New Dawn Fund. In its investigations, problems consistently identified by ASIC ...

Suncorp charged super members incorrect fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018
... on remediating clients. Suncorp charged an incorrect investment fee to its members who joined under the 30 September 2017 PDS for its Suncorp Brighter Super and Suncorp Employee super plans. Some of the options in these funds listed investment fees net ...

Retail super funds in hot water: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
... instead to minimise amounts required to be paid particularly as NAB discussed this with ASIC; Not communicating to members via PDS or fee sheets that the PSF could be reduced to zero in all circumstances at the members' direction. This was seen that ...

Suncorp suppressed tax benefits to super members

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2018
... charges some of the lowest fees in the industry. Pinto said this was removed so as to realign the website to what is in its PDS - which states fees are "competitive" not low. In FY14, Suncorp charged an admin fee of 1.1% calculated on total member assets. ...

ASIC unveils RG97 review

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2018
... facility that provides fee and cost information extracted from PDS' consumers can search for and compare. Currently, a PDS proves to be limited in helping consumers base decisions and is primarily a "point-of-sale document." A consumer wanting to ...

Managed accounts climb to $57bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2018
... traditional platforms many investment managers and financial advisers are used to dealing with because they operate under a PDS or regular disclosure document. However, because MDAs are more flexible they have become the growth engine behind managed ...

Global Merces launches managed funds regtech

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018
... then issues a secure four-digit PIN to sign off documents without the need of a wet signature, and produces a "clean" online PDS of six pages. If the client fails to complete the application process, they are contacted by a fund administration team to ...