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Mann power strengthens Premium Investors board

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
Listed investment company Premium Investors Limited has appointed the former regional head of Colonial First State Global Asset Management's Asian business to their board of directors. Lindsay Mann has more than 36 years of experience in financial services ...

CFSGAM sees ESG improve returns

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
Considering environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues really does improve investment returns, according to Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM), justifying recent moves by super funds to appoint specialists in the field. Last ...

van Eyk appoints head of ratings

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
... O'Brien, head of research, shifting his focus towards strategic asset allocation. A former senior investment analyst at Colonial First State, Ausbil Dexia and JP Morgan, Olsen has been with van Eyk since January, rating equity managers in Australia and ...

CFS super deposit taps demand, relieves wholesale reliance

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011
Colonial First State has launched a new deposit product to tap demand for fixed income as more superannuation funds enter the drawdown phase. The new FirstRate Investment Deposits offers a floating interest rate based on the reserve bank cash rate plus ...

UniSuper freshens up board and investment committee

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011
... fortunate to have directors that bring the depth and breadth of experience that he does," said Cuffe, a former CEO of Colonial First State Investments and Challenger Financial Services. UniSuper has also added to its investment committee with the appointment ...

Fundamental indexing isn't

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011
... against the market." However, fundamental indexer Research Affiliates, whose products are available in Australia through Colonial First State Global Asset Management, counters this by explaining on its website that it all depends on what you define as ...

CFSGAM's tax solutions capture super flow

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2011
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) has generated over $400 million of 'tax-aware' FUM within a year of launching the capability. CFSGAM said it had recently won mandates from three industry super funds for its tax aware investment ...

CFSGAM looks to capitalise on multi-asset demand

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) has strengthened its investment solutions business in Asia and Australia, responding to increasing demand for multi asset funds. CFSGAM has appointed three Dutch senior investment professionals from ...

Fourth CFS mandate awarded

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2011
Colonial First State (CFS) has continued its spate of mandates, awarding London-based H2O Asset Management a $270 million mandate through Australian affiliate, Apostle Asset Management. The global fixed income and currency mandate is an allocation from ...

Advisers hampered by conflicted platforms

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
... netwealth. The others were all owned by product providers such as MLC and NAB Wealth (National Australia Bank), AXA/AMP, Colonial First State or BT Financial Group (Westpac). Connie McKeage, chief executive of OneVue, said the big institutionals spent ...