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CFSGAM makes two senior appointments

KERRIE SYDEE | FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016

Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) has confirmed the appointment of a head of research, Australian equities core and a global head of investment specialists. Tim King has been appointed to the newly created role, reporting to head ...

CFS launches Millennial-targeted super option

ALEX BURKE | THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016

Colonial First State has introduced a new superannuation investment option targeted at members born from 2000 to 2004. The FirstChoice Lifestage 2000-2004 option has a 90% allocation towards growth assets, which can be tailored as a member advances ...

Advisers encouraged to review changes carefully

KERRIE SYDEE | WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2016

... non-concessional contributions which could have been made." In its 2016 Federal Budget Briefing, Colonial First State FirstTech (CFS FirstTech) warned that advisers "may want to refrain from providing advice to make non-concessional contributions, until ...

Lump sum withdrawals to fall to 4% by 2025: Rice Warner

KERRIE SYDEE | TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2016

... Pension. Used to support its 2016 pre-budget submission, the Colonial First State Income Stream Index research by Rice Warner and CFS found that 83% of the value of all retirement benefits were invested in superannuation pensions and that a further 7% ...

SSGA Aussie equity fund added to Asgard platform

ALEX BURKE | TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016

... quantitative equity team, and has achieved a total 10.69% return over five years (net of fees). It is also available through BT Wrap, CFS FirstWrap, netwealth, Macquarie Wrap and HUB24. "The fund's success reflects not only the returns which could be ...

Retail managed funds rose strongly in 2015

MARK SMITH | FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016

... managed funds, BT leads the industry in the market share stakes with 18.5% of total FUM. AMP is close behind with 17.4% with CBA/CFS (15.8%), NAB/MLC (14.2%) and Macquarie (8.1%) rounding out the top five.

CFS upgrades FirstChoice and FirstWrap

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2016

Colonial First State (CFS) has made more enhancements to its platforms to help advisers spend less time on back-office work and more time in front of their clients. CFS general manager product and investments, Peter Chun, said the improvements responded ...

Colonial First State partners with UTS

MARK SMITH | WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016

After forming a new partnership, Colonial First State (CFS) and University of Technology Sydney (UTS) will collaborate on a range of projects to better understand how Australians engage with their superannuation and wealth. The agreement means both ...

CBA result boosted by wealth division

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016

... increase of 5% on the prior comparative period. Average assets under management (AUM) increased 6% to $199 billion. While 85% of CFS GAM assets outperformed their three year benchmark, net flows were impacted by investment market volatility with short-term ...

Copia appoints state manager from CFS

ALEX BURKE | THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016

Boutique investment manager Copia Investment Partners has appointed a state manager, Northern region. Angela Vincent joins Copia from Colonial First State, where she was a strategic account manager. She has also held senior roles at Perpetual and Next ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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