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CFS first retail fund to win MySuper approval

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2013
Colonial First State (CFS) has become the first retail fund to win Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) approval for its MySuper offering, the company announced today. Given the green light on Friday, the authorisation paves the way for ...

CFS creates wrap platform for Infocus

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2013
Colonial First State (CFS) has created a full-service wrap platform to assist advisers in meeting the regulatory requirements of the incoming Freedom of Financial Advice (FoFA) regime. The platform, called 'Ultimate' consists of a superannuation and ...

CFS fund celebrates 5-year anniversary with aplomb

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
The Colonial First State Wholesale Equity Income Fund has marked its five-year anniversary with strong performance figures. Since its launch at the height of the financial crisis in 2008, the strategy has had significantly lower volatility than the ...

Bissaker to head up Virgin Money

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
Former Colonial First State (CFS) chief executive Brian Bissaker has been appointed head of Virgin Money Australia (VMA), after it was announced today that Bank of Queensland (BOQ) was to acquire the financial services arm of the Virgin Group. BOQ announced ...

Platforms press on in advice battleground

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... off-platform investing, the lion's share of assets under advice will remain on-platform. Scott Durbin, Colonial First State (CFS) general manager, strategy, told Financial Standard that there appeared to be a disproportionate amount of discussion around ...

CFS FirstWrap enhances corporate actions feature

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
Colonial First State (CFS) will be adding new functionality features to its FirstWrap platform in May. The corporate actions capability will be enhanced to allow advisers to automatically handle how their clients respond to announcements such as rights ...

Admin costs rise four-fold off-platform: research

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
... with staying on-platform, research found. The report undertaken by Praxis Partners and commissioned by Colonial First State (CFS) looked at the costs and implications of advisers using either a platform or an off-platform solution to hold, administer ...

CFSGAM appoints CIO, infra analyst

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) has appointed Paul Griffiths to the newly created role of chief investment officer of Fixed Interest and Credit, effective July 1. Griffiths will be based in London and his appointment, as well as ...

CFS appoints new general manager

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
... Colonial First State has appointed new general managers for roles previously held by Scott Durbin and Nicolette Rubinsztein. CFS has appointed Geoff Peck as its new general manager, marketing and distribution as part of a reshuffle in its upper management. ...

CFS FirstWrap regains platform top spot

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
The CFS FirstWrap platform has overtaken MLC Wrap and Navigator to reclaim the top spot in Investment Trends' ranking of full-function platforms. FirstWrap topped the functionality table and also ranked first for product offering, transaction capabilities ...