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Crescent Wealth responds to PDS error criticism

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022
... This will be signed off annually by an independent firm of external consultants. As previously reported by Financial Standard, according to Equity Trustees, the total amount of fees and costs shown in members' annual statements were wrong. Crescent ...

Colonial First State adds 17 new funds to FirstChoice platform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022
... transactions, instant reporting capabilities and more investment options. Meanwhile, as previously reported by Financial Standard, in November, CFS debuted a major wealth platform innovation CFS Edge, a wrap platform which will be tested over the Christmas ...

Religious carve outs for faith-based super funds are dead

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022
... Earlier this week, a spokesperson for assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones told Financial Standard : "We remain committed to providing Australians of faith the opportunity to invest their super in accordance with their ...

SMSF auditors in hot water

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022
ASIC has acted against six self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) auditors for breaches of independence requirements and auditing standards. Between June 29 to September 30, ASIC disqualified three SMSF auditors from being registered, imposed additional ...

AustralianSuper botches major tech upgrade

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2022
... it. Two weeks since advised of the systems upgrade and still no access," another vented. In a statement to Financial Standard, responding to its technology troubles, an AustralianSuper spokesperson said: "Most members have been able to access and use ...

Crescent Wealth misreports indirect costs, breaches regulatory standards

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
Equity Trustees, the trustee of Crescent Wealth Superannuation, has said the fund's estimated costs weren't calculated or disclosed correctly, breaching regulatory standards. The finding follows a review by Equity Trustees, of the fund's ...

Code of Ethics must be fixed: Phil Anderson

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
... many advisers, Anderson said. Anderson said there is much about the Code that warrants addressing, but pointed out that Standard 3, which states advisers must not "advise, refer or act in any other manner where you have a conflict of interest or duty" ...

Cbus pledges $500m to support Housing Accord

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
... providers; we are excited to see that work built upon and supercharged." Meanwhile, as previously reported by Financial Standard, a Frontier Advisors report commissioned by Industry Super Australia said that affordable and social housing investments ...

Hostplus defies inflation fears

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
One of Sam Sicilia's pet themes is that the forces of technology are deflationary, and they will inevitably kick in to be a dominant influence. The Hostplus investment chief has been on this tear for some time and hasn't changed his mind despite ...

First Sentier names global responsible investment head

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
... year. Turner joined FSI in 2019 as a responsible investment specialist. She previously held roles at Sustainalytics, ICBC Standard Bank and Baker & McKenzie. In addition to Turner's hire, FSI also announced four other appointments. Belinda White ...