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Crescent Wealth responds to PDS error criticism

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022
Crescent Wealth has responded to a significant event notice that said the fund's estimated costs weren't calculated or disclosed correctly, calling the coverage of its errors "misrepresented." Equity Trustees, the trustee of Crescent Wealth ...

Millions of retirees will benefit from QAR

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2022
The Quality of Advice Review's (QAR) proposals will help an additional two million retirees spend $22.5 billion more and leave $6 billion less in bequests annually by the year 2040. According to data released by the Financial Services Council (FSC) ...

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 ...

Affordable housing investments a win-win: ISA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
A Frontier Advisors report ' Super in the Economy ' commissioned by ISA says that affordable housing's longer-term leases backed by government guarantee and low vacancy rates will deliver stable long-term returns that are resistant against ...

AFCA secures $900m in compensation

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2022
Australians have taken home almost $900 million in compensation and refunds since the ombudsman service opened its doors in November 2018. The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) said it's also handled more than 300,000 disputes, an ...

Colonial First State launches sustainable growth fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2022
Colonial First State (CFS) says its new sustainable growth fund has been designed to remove barriers to investing sustainably. The product, Thrive+, was developed after CFS commissioned a study of nearly 5000 Australians and found that of the respondents ...

The great wealth transfer at risk: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022
Young Australians are putting billions of dollars of inheritance at risk with their current money management behaviours, according to new research from Findex. The research, commissioned by Findex, explored the spending, saving, and investing behaviours ...

Government eyes crackdown on super tax concessions

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2022
Concessional tax arrangements for high balance super funds will be reviewed by the government. Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones spoke at the Australian Financial Review Super & Wealth Summit, saying the taxation ...

Australians worry about retirement - and maybe they should

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2022
Retirement is overwhelmingly concerning Australians, with a nationally representative Finder survey showing over 12 million people harbour longevity risk worries. The survey said 28% of respondents don't think they'll have enough super to stop ...

US recession probability reaches 75% - is Australia at risk?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
According to UNSW Business School associate professor Konark Saxena, the probability of a US recession is about 75%, possibly impacting several macroeconomic indicators. To bring down inflation, the US Federal Reserve must increase interest rates until ...