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UK regulator looks to simplify advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2022
Taking a leaf out of Australia's book, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority is consulting on measures to improve the access to and affordability of financial advice - a move that would see the establishment of a simplified regime in addition to the ...

Crescent Wealth responds to PDS error criticism

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022
... fund in its management of members' investments and do not directly impact a member's account - except for a very small number of low balance members who benefit from capped fee arrangements." Therefore, Crescent Wealth stated that for most of ...

Hostplus defies inflation fears

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
... sale. Normally, five super funds might put their money in to buy the airport. And now let's say two of them have got too small a buffer vis a vis the performance test and are forced to cut back on infrastructure allocations," he says. Without the ...

FS Sustainability sets out to find ESG Power50

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
... implement ESG from a variety of positions across the breadth and depth of ASX-listed companies, from the big end of town to the small caps." Sustainability has never been more central to business considerations in corporate Australia, whether it be managing ...

No big surprises, Levy promises

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
Fronting the FPA Professionals Congress, Quality of Advice Review chair Michelle Levy confirmed there will be no big surprises in her final proposals, due December 16. Appearing alongside FPA chief executive Sarah Abood, Levy explained she has been ...

Private market investment impediments not insurmountable: Frontier

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2022
... illiquid assets than possible. Super fund size has also meant that certain asset classes or sub-sectors have simply become too small for the investor. This is because a significant percentage of a super fund needs to be invested into a sector before ...

UK regulator warns trading apps over gamification

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2022
... were found to exhibit problem gambling behaviour, a similar incidence to problem gamblers for online gambling at 3.5%. A small number, however also looking at those who are at-risk of problem gambling behaviour, the FCA found it increases to 20% of app ...

Spirit Super, Stonepeak pick up GeelongPort

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2022
The global infrastructure manager and industry super fund will own 70% and 30% of the asset, respectively. Spirit Super and Stonepeak have bought the asset from Brookfield and State Super for an undisclosed amount. The Port of Geelong is the second ...

Evidence of poor LRBA advice: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022
... than default, especially if personal guarantees are involved," the report said. Between 2017 and 2020, there has been a small increase in the proportion of SMSFs that had greater than 90% of their assets backed by an LRBA. But, while LRBA assets are ...

Aussie income equities fare well amid turmoil

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2022
... allocation (-5.7%), large cap Aussie equities (-7.8%) and capital stable (-8.2%). The worst median return can be seen in small cap Australian equities at -20.1%, though this was still better than the S&P ASX Small Ords Accumulation Index which recorded ...