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Australia's best-performing super fund says no to crypto

BY ANDREW MCKEAN | FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024 12:43PM

Colonial First State (CFS), the best-performing super fund of the last financial year, has ruled out the idea of adding crypto to its investment portfolio.

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