Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 21 - 30 of 44 results for "First Choice"

Platform satisfaction on the rise

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2012
... for better features, noted the report. The top three platforms by number of primary relationships were BT Wrap, CFS First Choice and Macquarie Wrap.

XPLAN remains first choice

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
IRESS' XPLAN has maintained its place as the adviser's choice when it comes to overall planning functionality, according to a new report. The Investment 2011 Trends Planning Software Report examined the eight most popular fully featured planning applications ...

Smart investors buy productive assets: Buffett

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
... explained Buffett. It's why Berkshire's goal is still to own first-class businesses, as much of them as possible. "Our first choice will be to own them in their entirety -- but we will also be owners by way of holding sizable amounts of marketable stocks," ...

H2O scores Mercer mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
... This is the third mandate Apostle has delivered this year to H2O, including a $270 million Colonial First State's First Choice multi-manager funds mandate in May.

CFS GAM resources team lose two analysts

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
... since mid-2010 with the hire of three analysts. Standard & Poor's Fund Services has subsequently removed the CFS First Choice Wholesale Global Resources Fund from 'On Hold' and lowered it from four stars to three. "We hold the team and process in high ...

Insurance platforms highly preferred: report

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
... resisted by all platforms until very recently," said Cobb, who said that the only one that's done it so far is Colonial First Choice, which offer Asteron and CommInsure. Approximately 800 financial planners took part in the survey report.

CFS replaces 452 Capital with Integrity, CFSGAM

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010
... chosen as replacement manager for the 452 Australian share options, the FirstChoice Boutique Australian share and First Choice Geared Boutique Australian share options. Colonial First State Global Asset Management will now manage the 452 Geared Australian ...

Wealth mgmt earnings boost CBA results

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010
... $144 billion, where an improvement in equity markets was offset by outflows in short term cash mandates. The CFS First Choice platform registered positive net flows of $3 billion for the year, maintaining its number two flagship platform position with ...

CFS platforms gain $1.9bn net flows

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2010
... First State's underlying profit after tax increased by 22 per cent on the prior comparative period to $61 million. First Choice retained the number two flagship platform position with more than 10 per cent of the market share. Meanwhile, Colonial First ...

More room to slash super fees

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2009
... 1.19 per cent per year, according to Lipper. The averages can also be misleading as some retail funds, including First Choice Wholesale and BT Super for Life, both charge below 1 per cent in fees. Monaghan said that the fees in this sector could go down ...