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Mega-funds grow but net cashflows steadily decline

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... Towers Watson's Super Industry 2026 report shows four more super funds joined the mega-fund club throughout 2025, with CFS FirstChoice, Cbus, HESTA and Rest all surpassing $100 billion in funds under management. Almost all the growth seen in the ...

CFS cuts ties with Otivo, launches own super advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
Colonial First State (CFS) has ceased its partnership with digital advice technology provider Otivo less than two years after joining forces, opting instead to launch an in-house offering called Super Advice. As of February 23, the Otivo digital advice ...

CFS to integrate estate planning services for members

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
Colonial First State (CFS) has announced a new partnership with Safewill which will give almost one million CFS members access to an online Will creation service with legal review and digital estate planning services at no extra cost. CFS said the service ...

CBA updates on class actions, governance review

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) released its half year results today, seeing profits rise to $5.4 billion. As part of is H1 report, the major bank gave an update on its ongoing superannuation and advice-related class actions. CBA said it still ...

Future Group rejigs investment team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... Fernandes brings more than two decades of experience in senior leadership roles, including 17 years with Colonial First State, CFS Global Asset Management (now First Sentier Group) and First State Investments. Most recently, he has held a number of independent ...

CFS, Stockspot deliver double-digit returns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2026
Colonial First State (CFS) and Stockspot have both delivered double-digit returns to members in their highest-performing options. For CFS, the FirstChoice Employer Super growth fund (MySuper Lifestage 1975-79) delivered an 11.6% return, while the FirstChoice ...

New vertical integration model to sprout in 2026: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2026
... share price performance. "[The two platforms'] lead has continued to stretch somewhat. Businesses like AMP, Insignia, CFS and Macquarie, are trying to catch up and seem to be catching up quite quickly from a functionality point of view. But just ...

Granite Bay Private Wealth launches, taps BlackRock

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
... services and distribution roles at firms that include LaSalle Investment Management, Challenger and Colonial First State (CFS). Also from QIC, Damien Frawley acts as the firm's founding chair. Frawley spent nearly 10 years as QIC's chief executive ...

Betashares launches retirement income SMAs on CFS Edge

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
... retirees an enhanced income of 2% p.a. above traditional benchmark portfolios through separately managed accounts (SMAs) on the CFS Edge platform. The SMAs leverage Betashares' institutional-grade investment solutions and portfolio construction expertise ...

Super funds' external fund manager spend hits $2bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... spent the second-highest amount at $346.9 million while Rest outlayed $219.9 million. Retail super funds Colonial First State (CFS) and MLC Super spent $210.1 million and $197.2 million respectively. A new report from Frontier Advisors highlights the ...