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What happened to baby platforms?

ALEX DUNNIN, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2007
... to today's investors. Alan Kenny, general manager of product and investment services at Colonial First State said FirstChoice platform did not aim to provide everything for every investor. "These demarcation lines that other people come up with between ...

CFS awards $450m portable alpha mandate

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2007
Colonial First State's (CFS) FirstChoice platform has awarded Franklin Templeton Investments a A$450 million fixed income portable alpha mandate. The mandate is part of First Choice's Multi Manager Fixed Interest portfolio. Franklin Templeton will pair ...

CFS Employer Super doubles to $4bn

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2007
Colonial First State's FirstChoice Employer Super has almost doubled its funds under administration (FUA) to more than $4 billion in the space of twelve months. FirstChoice Employer Super offers employers more than 50 investment options from a selection ...

IXIS wins $450m CFS mandate

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2007
... IXIS Asset Management Australia has been awarded a $450 million global bond mandate from Colonial First State for its FirstChoice platform. IXIS Australia affiliate Loomis, Sayles & Company will manage the mandate and follows a Loomis Sayles revision ...

Barrett builds new distribution team at CFS

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2007
... appointed head of platform sales. Most recently he was national sales manager, FirstChioce and prior to that he was a FirstChoice business development manager in Victoria. John Clothier has been promoted to Macfarlane's former role as head of corporate ...

CBA fin services firing on all cylinders

... margin lending tool. The bank's financial services division has three legs - the global asset management business, the FirstChoice platform and insurer CommInsure. These divisions account for around 20 per cent of Commonwealth's group profits, a larger ...

CommBank FUA reaches $168b

... in net profit after tax (NPAT) of $232 million thanks to strong investment performance and the popularity of their FirstChoice platform, which grew 48 per cent over the past 12 months. The shares have risen 17 cents on early trading to $51 as the bank ...

CFS raises its glass to $30b for FirstChoice

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2006
Colonial First State is ending the year on a high as its FirstChoice platform clocks up $30 billion in funds under administration with growth of 50 per cent over the calendar year. Brian Bissaker, chief executive officer, puts the growth down to the ...

Colonial appoints GM product and services

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2006
... recently in the position of head of platforms. "Alan joined us in 2001 as part of the team that designed and built the FirstChoice platform and has been a big part of the design and enhancement execution throughout its development," Bissaker said. "It's ...

Returns follow resources through the roof: SelectingSuper

... annually to members over three years. The Australian and International equities tables were dominated by Colonial FirstChoice and Colonial Select's geared options. In Australian equites over one and three year periods Colonial FirstChoice Personal Super ...