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CFS platforms gain $1.9bn net flows

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2010
Colonial First State's investment platforms, FirstChoice and Custom Solutions, recorded positive net flows of $1.9 billion for the half year to December 2009, according to the bank's interim numbers. Colonial First State's underlying profit after tax ...

CFS signs distribution deal with Aspect

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2010
... Brian Bissaker, chief executive at Colonial First State, said the firm plans to launch an Aspect Capital fund on the FirstChoice platform and the FirstWrap platform in the first quarter of this year. "We will look to extend this fund across other retail ...

Super could post double-digit returns in 2010: research

... personal funds were State Super NSW with 12.1 per cent, IOOF and Mercer, which returned over 11 per cent, Colonial FirstChoice with 11.2 per cent and Asgard posting more than 10 per cent over the same time period. Funds were measured on their best balanced ...

Solaris wins CFS mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
Solaris Investment Management has been awarded a mandate by Colonial First State's (CFS) FirstChoice Boutique Australian Share Fund. The mandate takes Solaris's funds under management to $3.4 billion since inception in January 2008. Denis Donohue, managing ...

EQT and Schroder get ratings upgrade

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2009
... Diversified Fixed Interest Trust's rating lowered from four to three stars. Among funds that were rated for the first time, FirstChoice Wholesale Fixed Interest fund was awarded a three stars rating while the MLC Wholesale Horizon 1 - Bond Portfolio ...

Guardian appoints regional manager

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
Guardian Financial Planning has appointed former Firstchoice national manager Jason Jones as its new regional development manager for Victoria, New South Wales and Western Australia. "Jason has a strong background in business development and managing ...

NAB buys Lodestar Capital stake

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
... Partners can be accessed on a number platforms including the MLC MasterKey, Asgard eWRAP, AXA Summit, BT Wrap, Colonial FirstChoice and ING Oasis.

Super fund tech still lags: KPMG

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
... rankings, inclusive of real time functionality, were Plum Superannuation, Mercer Super trust, Colonial First State FirstChoice Employer Super, REST and ING Corporate Super. In the industry funds sector, REST topped the list, followed by First State Super ...

Platform money flows back into markets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2009
Colonial First State FirstChoice and MLC MasterKey, two of Australia's largest investment platforms, are experiencing inflows away from cash and into listed markets and other growth strategies. Brent Howells, head of product MasterKey at MLC, said the ...

Cuffe joins Centric board

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
... the firm's board. Cuffe is well known for his management roles at Colonial First State where he helped pioneer the FirstChoice platform and, separately, Challenger Financial Services Group. He now works at non-profit group Social Ventures Australia as ...