Climbing a wall of worry It is often said that markets “climb a wall of worry” and this appears to be what has occurred in 2019 as markets have shrugged off extreme pessimism and surged to new record highs.  This has occurred on the back of the resolution of two big uncertainties that have weighed…

Here at Crescent Wealth, we love sport. Whether it’s supporting the Auburn Giants or cheering on Usman Khawaja in test cricket, we’re big fans of the broad benefits that participation in sport bring to individuals, families and the community and the values of teamwork & shared wins. However, earlier this month we opted-out of celebrating…

Self-managed super funds (SMSFs) are a popular choice for Australians in their retirement planning. Australian SMSFs held a total of $748 billion in assets as at 30 June 2019, making total assets held in SMSFs larger than those in either industry or retail funds, representing $719 billion and $626 billion in funds respectively. Despite their…

The Annual State of the Global Islamic Economy Report (SGIE) is the go-to reference for investors, entrepreneurs and industry executives for everything Islamic/ Halal related. Their recent 2019/2020 report has just launched across major cities globally, including New York, Dubai, Kuala Lumpar, Jakarta and Sydney. Crescent Wealth was featured in the report showcasing our leadership…

This month, we highlight IBM stocks as a shariah compliant investment. Or formally known as International Business Machines Corporation Founded in 1911, IBM is one of the few American companies that have outlasted the Great Depression, two World Wars and the ever-changing competitive environment. Today, they are facing the challenges that the advancements in artificial…

Through our Islamic Super fund, Crescent Wealth invests in Henkel. Hankel is a German chemical and consumer goods company with a strong commitment to creating solutions that allow people to live a good life yet use less and less materials. Listed on both the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI World) and Dow Jones Sustainability Index…

We were honoured to be invited to join Western Sydney Universities Giving Day earlier this month. Our Managing Director Talal Yassine abseiled down a 9 storey building with notable participants including channel 10 journalist Hugh Riminton, the WSU Acting Vice Chancellor Scott Holmes and one of our awesome scholarship recipients Arash Boadbar, with the purpose…

After our successful Perth visit last month we continued up North to Darwin! Our mission was simple, to meet our wonderful community, members and deliver our passion of educating our communities about the importance of superannuation, retirement planning and the positive role Islamic Investments can play. To that end Crescent Wealth visited Darwin from the 6th – 8th of…

Every month we hope to introduce you to a Crescent Wealth Super member, in an effort to showcase our wide, wonderful and diverse member base. We’ve flipped the traditional Q&A on its head to really get to know our members on a human level! This month we caught up with the amazing Ismail Davids. Most…