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

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024
... First State Global Asset Management when it was owned by Commonwealth Bank. In a note to investors, Colonial First State (CFS) said that it will "hand over investment management services" for the following options: First Sentier Developing Companies ...

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 ...

More than 40% of women unprepared for retirement: CFS

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024
... literacy, engagement with your super fund and seeking advice have a major impact on improving women's financial confidence," CFS Superannuation chief executive Kelly Power said. She added that many young women are keen to engage with their super fund ...

Best default super funds revealed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
... pension product. Close behind, Essential Super's Employer - Lifestage 1980-1984 option, managed by Colonial First State (CFS) for its investment schemes, saw a return of 11.5%. Notably, CFS' FirstChoice Employer lifecycle product matched this ...

Mergers a boon for super member growth

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024
... Conversely, the funds that experienced the worst nominal net member growth were AMP, Insignia Financial, Colonial First State (CFS), Commonwealth Bank Officers Super, and TWUSUPER. CFS lost 29,426 members and saw total membership dip 3.5% year on year ...

Platforms ramp up innovation, back-end efficiencies

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024
... past 12 months saw platforms unleash a heap of enhancements. AMP's North launching fractional shares in managed accounts and CFS's Edge dividing client accounts into sub-accounts were some standouts. With respect to the latter, Peker said this "simple ...

Investment Trends ranks top five platforms

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024
... platform, following its introduction of a broad range of enhancements. Likewise, the newly launched Colonial First State (CFS) Edge Wrap platform earned praise for its "harmoniously blended sophistication and affordability" and focus on operational efficiency ...

Colonial First State launches new offering to advisers

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024
Colonial First State (CFS) has unveiled CFS 10X, a new offering designed to help ambitious financial advice practices grow. CFS 10X aims to support the advice community by offering a calendar of dedicated events and webinars. The program is divided ...

Aussies want advice from their super fund: CFS

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2024
New research from Colonial First State (CFS) has found a significant proportion of Australians wish their superannuation fund offered financial advice, including many who already receive advice. The CFS Empowered Australian report, based on a survey ...

CFS Edge launches Cboe products

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
Financial advisers using Colonial First State's (CFS) new platform CFS Edge can now access quoted products from Cboe Australia (Cboe). Cboe Australia president Emma Quinn said the new partnership is the latest step in Cboe's journey to provide local ...
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