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Retail funds drive down admin fees: KPMG

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2024
... report shows. As an example, Mercer reduced its admin fee from 0.48% to 0.21% following the BT merger, while Colonial First State (CFS) lowered its admin fee to 0.16%. This compares to the most competitive industry funds Australian Retirement Trust's ...

Insignia research, retirement income head to depart

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024
... previously led investments for Energy Industries Super for a time. He's also held analyst roles, including at Colonial First State.

Former licensee chief takes new role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024
... national manager for almost three. She has also previously served as head of advice business services at Colonial First State and led strategy for Commonwealth Financial Planning for two years. She also held senior roles at ANZ in advice and lending. ...

Platform reveals advice firms' top issues

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024
... in this space." Advisers frequently talked about brands relevant to their client base. North, Macquarie, Colonial First State, BT and Microsoft are the most popular among them. Compared to the period between January and June 2023, advice technology ...

Seven fund managers scoop up First Sentier mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024
Colonial First State (CFS) flags it will appoint seven new managers to take over several mandates that will be vacated by First Sentier Investments (FSI) following the shock closure of four local investment teams. CFS has said it has been "actively ...

Rainmaker Information names research head

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024
... management division. He's also previously served as head of technical services for BT Financial Group, worked in Colonial First State's technical team, and as a financial adviser at Commonwealth Private Bank. He also has experience at KPMG and Aon Consulting. ...

Fund managers nervously await 'golden visa' reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
... of fund managers depend on SIVs to reach wealthy investors they otherwise have no access to. They include Colonial First State, MA Financial Group, First Sentier Investors, Macquarie Group, Dexus, Challenger, UBS Asset Management, Real Asset Management ...

First Sentier axes investment units, AUM takes $14bn hit

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024
... spokesperson said. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group acquired FSI in 2019 for $4.2 billion. It was previously known as Colonial First State Global Asset Management when it was owned by Commonwealth Bank. In a note to investors, Colonial First State (CFS) ...

Australians need $1.6m for comfortable retirement: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2024
... Australians believe they need $1.6 million to be financially comfortable in retirement, a new survey from Colonial First State (CFS) finds, but they cannot agree on what living comfortably looks like. This is well above Association of Superannuation ...

'About bloody time': Industry responds to PPL super reform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... government will pay super on its scheme, it sets an example for more employers to follow," the group said. Colonial First State, Insignia Financial, TelstraSuper, and UniSuper also welcomed the move, as did the Financial Services Council. However, many ...