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Mega-funds grow but net cashflows steadily decline

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... 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 mega-funds ...

CFS cuts ties with Otivo, launches own super advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
... offering called Super Advice. As of February 23, the Otivo digital advice service is no longer available across the FirstChoice Employer and FirstChoice Wholesale Super and Pension products. Taking its place is Super Advice, which is free to members ...

CBA updates on class actions, governance review

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
... Investments Limited (CFSIL) and CBA. The claim related to investment in cash and deposit options in the Colonial First State FirstChoice Superannuation Trust (FirstChoice Fund) and Commonwealth Essential Super. It was later expanded to include Avanteos ...

CFS, Stockspot deliver double-digit returns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2026
... 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 Employer Super balanced ...

Colonial First State, AIA agree $140m class action settlement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... policies were available through other providers. This allegedly occurred between 2014 and 2022, impacting some members of FirstChoice Personal Super and Pension, FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super and Pension, FirstChoice Employer Super and Commonwealth ...

Colonial First State partners with MST Financial

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025
... also innovating its digital infrastructure. The planned launch of new digital reporting options on CFS Edge and CFS FirstChoice in October will enable more dynamic and data-rich conversations with clients on managed accounts, it said. CFS has also rapidly ...

CFS, Wellington Management team up on new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025
... First State (CFS) has announced the launch of the CFS Wellington Global Small Companies Fund, made available on its FirstChoice and Edge platforms. The fund is managed by Boston-based Wellington Management and designed to provide investors with long-term ...

Three retirement products achieve double-digit returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
... product holds the largest savings of $54.3 billion managed on behalf of 123,830 members. Colonial First State's FirstChoice Wholesale Pension is the second largest in asset size with $40.7 billion and 154,850 members. Analysing the top 50 personal ...

CBA sets aside $52m for remediation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025
... related to investments in cash and deposit options in the Colonial First State First Choice Superannuation Trust (FirstChoice Fund) and Commonwealth Essential Super and later expanded to join Avanteos Investments (AIL) as a party in respect of claims ...

HUB24, Netwealth projected to overtake Insignia: Morningstar

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
... aligned financial advisers, according to Rainmaker Information's June Financial Adviser report. The Colonial First State FirstChoice platform has the highest number of financial advisers who are aligned, at 13.1%, followed by BT Panorama (12.2%) and ...