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CFS extends SimCorp partnership

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
Colonial First State has re-signed with SimCorp to provide back-office support as it overhauls its systems. CFS will migrate its platform and data management to Datacare, SimCorp's cloud-based data management service, after announcing it received a ...

Challenger taps Hamilton for top job

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
... Partners. He's also previously held senior roles with Thomson Reuters, Invesco and First Sentier, then Colonial First State Global Asset Management. His appointment follows an extensive global recruitment process which ultimately concluded Hamilton ...

CFS launches low cost geared index options

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021
Colonial First State (CFS) has today launched two new geared index options through its $109 billion FirstChoice platform, giving investors leveraged exposure to local and global markets. The first passively managed geared investment options to be offered ...

Super funds lambasted over nuclear holdings

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021
... being banned by an international treaty. AustralianSuper, Aware Super, BT Funds Management, CareSuper, Cbus, Colonial First State, Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation, Energy Super, HESTA, Hostplus, Mercer, NGS, QSuper/Sunsuper, Rest, TelstraSuper ...

FPA names new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021
... 2019. Prior to Profile, Abood served as head of marketing at Fidelity Australia, and held senior roles with Colonial First State, BT Financial Group and Westpac. She held a series of roles with AMP between 1988 and 1997 after which she joined Rothschild ...

CFS targets adviser market

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021
With a $430 million funding boost, Colonial First State hopes to capture a bigger slice of the financial adviser market. Upon announcing that Commonwealth Bank relinquished its 55% stake as of yesterday, CFS unveiled its grand plan to transform operationally ...

Maple-Brown Abbott adds distribution role

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021
... has more than 20 years' experience in wealth management, was most recently head of strategic accounts at Colonial First State (CFS). Chief executive and managing director Sophia Rahmani said Maple-Brown Abbott is expanding its internal distribution capability ...

Equip appoints head of retirement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2021
... strategy. Prior to that he was SS&C's head of product management for Asia Pacific and has also held roles at Colonial First State, Citadel Wealth Solutions and True North Investments. As head of retirement, Higgie will oversee Equip's retiree offering. ...

CBA receives regulatory approval for CFS sale

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2021
... Australia (CBA) today announced all regulatory approvals have been received for the sale of a 55% interest in Colonial First State (CFS) to leading global investment firm KKR. The transaction is expected to complete on 1 December 2021. CBA first announced ...

Test-induced movement marginal: Data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2021
Only a handful of Aussies whose super fund failed the inaugural performance test have taken action and closed their accounts, according to APRA. Analysis by the prudential regulator shows that of the one million member accounts in products that failed ...