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CFS launches range of SMAs

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
... conservative to growth options. Some are wholly managed, while others include direct listed investments. This is the first time CFS have offered an SMA - which are increasingly popular with self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) investors - though they ...

Compliance absorbs half of platforms' development budget

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
... direct shares and corporate actions functionality, as well as building fee disclosure statement (FDS) tools from scratch. CFS FirstWrap topped the ranking of full-function platforms by overall functionality for the second year in a row for its navigation ...

CBA integrates online business banking with MySuper

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014
... NetBank. The integration of the two services will make it easier for CBA business clients who have chosen Colonial First State (CFS) Essential Super as their default fund to pay their employees' super contributions. The move is part of the bank's strategy ...

Super social media yet to excite members

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2014
... that have the most runs on the board. For example, BT SuperWrap was found to be the most active fund group followed by AMP, CFS FirstChoice, AustralianSuper, Sunsuper and Macquarie. The results also show how the retail groups are relatively much more ...

OneVue rules out further acquisitions in run up to IPO

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2014
... February 2014 and the August 2013 acquisition of ASX-listed firm Computershare's unit registry arm, Computershare Fund Services (CFS). However, Mckeage said that the company was planning one more strategic deal in the run up to Easter. "I think it's ...

CFS outlines post-awards plans

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
Colonial First State (CFS) has revealed how it will approach a post-awards environment, including the use of advisers and targeting business bank customers. The fund management and super arm of banking giant Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has ...

Retail funds favour lifecycle MySuper options

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
... "Where we'd differ from them is when you should be taking that risk." Counter to common perception, Tully said that members of CFS' MySuper option had comparable balances to AustralianSuper members - In CFS' case, the average balance for FirstChoice ...

CFSGAM wins VicSuper infra mandate

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
Super fund VicSuper has awarded a mandate worth $100 million to Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) to manage its new listed infrastructure portfolio. This represents the $12 billion super fund's first foray into listed infrastructure ...

Former CFSGAM exec joins Frontier Advisors

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
Industry fund-owned asset consultant Frontier Advisors has appointed former head of Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) Property Tim Stringer as a senior consultant in its real assets team. Stringer, who moves to Frontier from a position ...

CFSGAM commits to published stewardship principles

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) has published a set of Global Stewardship Principles to be adopted across its business. Developed and endorsed by CFSGAM's Global Responsible Investment Committee which is comprised of the chief ...