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CBA in talks to hand over management of three funds

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
... Limited (CMIL) board in relation to separate potential internalisations of each of Commonwealth Property Office Fund (CPA) and CFS Retail Property Trust Group (CFX). The proposal in relation to CFX also incorporates CFX acquiring the wholesale property ...

CommInsure 'day one cover' available for CFS

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
CommInsure has introduced 'day one cover' as a service for Colonial First State (CFS) clients who purchase a Total Care Plan Super (TCPS) policy through the Superannuation Payment Method. The payment method uses rollover funds from the clients' CFS ...

Planner platform satisfaction reaches record high

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013
... driving planners' satisfaction. netwealth scored highest for planner satisfaction in this year's survey with Macquarie Wrap and CFS FirstChoice completing the top three. "Planners interviewed were especially happy with [netwealth's] new low-cost Super ...

CBA launches MySuper compliant product

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
... 1, and is a joint initiative between CBA's Retail Banking Services and its wealth management division Colonial First State (CFS). Its launch also coincides with the start date of the MySuper legislation. Essential Super will be offered as a companion ...

Super fund returns recovery rolls on

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2013
... options) over the 12 months were OneAnswer with 19.9%, AMG Personal Super with 17.4%, Mercer with 16.6%, HOSTPLUS with 16.1% and CFS FirstChoice with 15.4%. The top five public offer Retirement funds (by balanced options) over the 12 months were OneAnswer ...

Banks shift gears on technology spend

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
... customer-centric IT solutions to gain market share. "Technology is going to be paramount for this industry," Colonial First State (CFS) general manager of product and investments Peter Chun told Financial Standard. After years of technology investment ...

AustralianSuper granted MySuper license

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013
... Board, REI Super, REST, Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund, Statewide, Sunsuper, TWU Super and Vicsuper. CFS is still the only retail group to so far be authorised and they are the only group to have two authorisations. At this pace ...

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 ...

Research reveals gender gap in share appetite

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
Women under the age of 35 have a greater preference for shares than their male counterparts, according to the latest findings of the CFSGAM-UWA Business School Equity Preference Index (EPI). The research, conducted jointly between Colonial First State ...

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 ...