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Banks shift gears on technology spend

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
After years of technology investment focused on developing infrastructure, banks and fund managers are pinning their hopes on better customer-centric IT solutions to gain market share. "Technology is going to be paramount for this industry," Colonial ...

AustralianSuper granted MySuper license

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013
AustralianSuper, the nation's largest not-for-profit superannuation fund, has become the latest fund to be granted its MySuper license. AustralianSuper is following the path of many other super funds, rebadging its existing balanced option. The MySuper ...

Five new funds added to FirstChoice platform

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
Colonial First State (CFS) has added five new investment options to its FirstChoice investment platform. The new funds, available from 11 June, include: PIMCO Global Bond, Acadian Global Managed Volatility Equity, Colonial First State Global Resources ...

CFS upgrades FirstChoice and FirstWrap platforms

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
Colonial First State (CFS) has announced a range of enhancements to its FirstChoice and FirstWrap platforms to improve adviser efficiency and expand its offering to clients. A new online dashboard for FirstWrap will offer greater visibility of client ...

CFS first retail fund to win MySuper approval

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2013
Colonial First State (CFS) has become the first retail fund to win Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) approval for its MySuper offering, the company announced today. Given the green light on Friday, the authorisation paves the way for ...

CFS creates wrap platform for Infocus

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2013
Colonial First State (CFS) has created a full-service wrap platform to assist advisers in meeting the regulatory requirements of the incoming Freedom of Financial Advice (FoFA) regime. The platform, called 'Ultimate' consists of a superannuation and ...

CFS fund celebrates 5-year anniversary with aplomb

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
The Colonial First State Wholesale Equity Income Fund has marked its five-year anniversary with strong performance figures. Since its launch at the height of the financial crisis in 2008, the strategy has had significantly lower volatility than the ...

CFS FirstWrap enhances corporate actions feature

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
Colonial First State (CFS) will be adding new functionality features to its FirstWrap platform in May. The corporate actions capability will be enhanced to allow advisers to automatically handle how their clients respond to announcements such as rights ...

Admin costs rise four-fold off-platform: research

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
Advisers who choose to go off-platform when handling client investments could be hit with higher admin costs, in one case four times more compared with staying on-platform, research found. The report undertaken by Praxis Partners and commissioned by ...

CFS appoints new general manager

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
Colonial First State has appointed new general managers for roles previously held by Scott Durbin and Nicolette Rubinsztein. CFS has appointed Geoff Peck as its new general manager, marketing and distribution as part of a reshuffle in its upper management. ...