Intra-fund advice fees will be rolled up into administration fees and costs under key changes to Regulatory Guide 97 (RG 97) released by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) today.
The changes will also see a separation of ongoing annual fees and costs and member activity related to fees and costs.
Announcing the changes, ASIC commissioner, Danielle Press said the updated guidance on fees and cost disclosure for issuers of superannuation and managed investment products was intended to help consumers and their financial advisers better understands fees and costs and more easily compare products.
Press also foreshadowed that ASIC would be separately undertaking work on fees and costs disclosure on platform arrangements next year and work with industry bodies to clarify how financial advisers should use fees and costs information when giving advice.
ASIC outlined the key changes with respect to RG 97 as being:
It said that, as well, the guidance and associated legislative instrument had been drafted to make the regime more practical for industry and promote compliance by issuers with their legal obligations.
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