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FirstChoice Alternatives adds new macro manager

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
Colonial First State's FirstChoice Alternatives portfolio has added a new macro investment manager and hit a new funds under management milestone. London based discretionary macro manager H20 Asset Management was recently added to the portfolio, taking ...

Finalists for SelectingSuper Awards announced

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
... Employer Plan IOOF Employer Super - Employer Mercer Super Trust - Corporate Super Division Colonial First State - FirstChoice Employer Super Personal Full service Multichoice Product of the Year ANZ Smart Choice Super - Personal AMP Flexible Super - ...

CFS wins bid to host new SMA solution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2016
... September to complement our investment offering," said CFS also recently added Challenger's CarePlus annuity to its FirstChoice platform, providing greater access to the retirement investment option to financial advisers.

CFS adds aged care annuity to FirstChoice

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
Colonial First State has added Challenger's CarePlus annuity to the FirstChoice platform, giving a greater number of financial advisers access to the retirement investment option. General manager product and investments at Colonial First State, Peter ...

CBA posts record profit despite dip from wealth division

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
... Within the bank's advice and platform business, average funds under administration increased 3% to $133 billion. The FirstChoice and Custom Solutions platforms experienced continued growth in average FUA of 4% and 10% respectively, reflecting positive ...

Colonial First State adds global equity capability

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
Colonial First State has added a global equity capability to its FirstChoice platform. The capability will be managed by T. Rowe Price, and will cover international developed, emerging and frontier equity markets. It uses the same investment insight ...

Adviser commitment to tech relationships falling

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
... capturing new planner relationships, with 10% of planners choosing HUB24 as their main platform in the last two years. CFS FirstChoice and BTWrap lead by share of primary relationships, with each used by 16% of financial planners as their preferred platform ...

CFS launches Millennial-targeted super option

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
... First State has introduced a new superannuation investment option targeted at members born from 2000 to 2004. The FirstChoice Lifestage 2000-2004 option has a 90% allocation towards growth assets, which can be tailored as a member advances through life ...

Divestment integral for better returns

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... $3,024 per member, on investments in fossil fuel companies since the start of 2014. The research revealed that Colonial FirstChoice Superannuation Trust led the losses with an estimated impact on return of -2.59%, followed closely by MLC MySuper at -2.34% ...

CFS upgrades FirstChoice and FirstWrap

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2016
... directly to adviser feedback: "We spend a lot of time listening to what advisers need and then we work to deliver it." FirstChoice has improved its pension payment reset facility, including new adviser self-service screens, updated insight screens, new ...