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New Count chief talks products

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2011
... launch its first round of new products. "I have met with a large number of members so far and they have asked about FirstChoice Wholesale platform, so there is a ton of interest in that so we will explore bringing that onto the approved product list ...

Wealth performs steadily as CBA profits soar

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... $635 million, while overall operating performance was up 2% after deductions. CBA said that quarterly net flows for FirstChoice were $940 million for the June quarter, up from $440 million in the three months to the end of March. The bank, which reported ...

CBA insurance premiums rise

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
... losing 4.8% of its value and the MCSI World index falling 3%. Retail net flows were up with healthy movement into FirstChoice and Custom Solutions but wholesale products suffered an outflow of short-term cash mandates. CBA's funds under management dropped ...

Advisers demand platform opt-in support

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2011
... Year, winning for its adviser satisfaction, value-adding features and on its likelihood of recommending. Colonial FirstChoice, the most widely used platform and last year's winner, received a highly commended as did Macquarie Wrap. Colonial First Wrap ...

Asteron takes on CFS FirstChoice risk offering

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... Life risk advice provider, Asteron, has stepped up its relationship with Colonial First State, partnering with the FirstChoice platform to bring additional insurance options to its advisers. Effective from July 18, Asteron advisers will have access to ...

CFS super deposit taps demand, relieves wholesale reliance

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011
... bank cash rate plus one per cent. It is a term deposit, with terms fixed for six years. It is offered through the FirstChoice and FirstWrap platforms, both directly and through investment advisers Graham Hand, Colonial First State's general manager of ...

Fourth CFS mandate awarded

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2011
... Australian affiliate, Apostle Asset Management. The global fixed income and currency mandate is an allocation from CFS's FirstChoice multi-manager funds and is the fourth mandate announced this week from the fund. As with the other mandates, it took ...

CFS awards three new alternatives mandates

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
Colonial First State has awarded three mandates, totalling $300 million dollars, from its Colonial FirstChoice platform that will form a new alternatives manager allocation strategy. FirstChoice Growth now has an allocation of 3 per cent to alternatives. ...

Ratings round up

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011
... published new reports for Aspect Diversified Futures, giving it a 'Recommended' designation and Colonial First State's FirstChoice Australian Small Companies and Fixed Income strategies, evaluating both at "investment grade".

CFS builds in corporate super

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
Colonial First State tackles employer super issues by releasing retained benefits functionality for FirstChoice Employer Super (FCES). Staff turnover is a major hurdle for many employer super funds, according to research by the Australian Human Resources ...