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CFS GAM chief to leave

Warwick Negus, chief executive of Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFS GAM), will step down from his role in June to pursue new business ventures. Commonwealth Bank has not renewed Negus' three-year contract which ends in June this year. ...

FitzGerald retires, Adams comes onboard

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2008
After more than 34 years in global credit, Colonial First State Global Asset Management co-head of global fixed interest and credit, Tony FitzGerald, has announced his retirement and will be succeeded by Tony Adams. FitzGerald, who will be retiring ...

Future Fund to become top insto

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2008
The Future Fund has signed up Vanguard, State Street, CFS GAM and QIC as its debut investment managers, but there's more to come as the fund strives to become the country's "leading institutional investor". Speaking at the 2008 Asset Allocation Summit ...

Diversity pays in wealth management: CBA

Commonwealth Bank's wealth management business posted double-digit growth thanks to institutional cash mandates, investment returns and inflows into FirstChoice in the six months to December. The bank was not immune to the impact of the sub-prime asset ...

CFS engages Innovest for ESG research

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFS GAM) has recruited the services of third party research providers, Innovest Strategic Value Advisers, in the next phase of its ongoing integration of environment, social and governance (ESG) risk assessment ...

CFS adds muscle to distribution team

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2008
Colonial First State has embarked on the next phase of its specialist distribution strategy, recently announcing a staff boost to its distribution team. "About year ago, we agreed to implement a specialist distribution approach to our business. As products ...

The new government: what it means

Higher child care rebates, a superannuation-based 'first home owner' account and superannuation guarantee creeping up to 15 per cent are just some of the Labor party policies that could become law under the new government. Colonial First State, one ...

CFS GAM appoints alpha execs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2007
Colonial First State Global Asset Management has expanded its Alpha Strategies team, appointing Leah Kelly to senior investment analyst and Ondre Ozer to investment analyst. Prior to this appointment, Kelly worked in portfolio construction and management ...

CFS buys music copyright assets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2007
First State Media Group, part of Colonial First State Global Asset Management, has bought one of the largest independently owned and operated record labels in the US ahead of the Australia launch of its first media fund. First State Media Works, a fund ...

CFS awards $450m portable alpha mandate

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2007
Colonial First State's (CFS) FirstChoice platform has awarded Franklin Templeton Investments a A$450 million fixed income portable alpha mandate. The mandate is part of First Choice's Multi Manager Fixed Interest portfolio. Franklin Templeton will pair ...