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Home-grown talent bag global awards

Local fund managers Colonial First State Investments (CFS) and Ausbil Dexia are the recipients of three prestigious international fund manager awards, proof that Australia's globally-renowned talent extends beyond the Olympics and the Oscars. This month ...

CFS raises its glass to $30b for FirstChoice

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2006
Colonial First State is ending the year on a high as its FirstChoice platform clocks up $30 billion in funds under administration with growth of 50 per cent over the calendar year. Brian Bissaker, chief executive officer, puts the growth down to the ...

CFS adds two to fixed interest and credit team

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2006
Colonial First State has added two new recruits to its fixed interest and credit team. Darja Milosevic has joined the team as senior quantitative analyst and Lisa Munckton has been appointed assistant portfolio manager. Milosevic has spent the last ...

QSuper ploughs $2b into derivatives and swaps

Super fund QSuper has taken the extraordinary step of investing around $2 billion in derivative and swap contracts that mimic the performance of inflation-linked bonds as an alternative to buying the real thing. As the name suggests, inflation-linked ...

CFS boosts global property team

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2006
Colonial First State Global Asset Management has added an Australian member to its global property securities team in the UK following the launch of two new global property securities funds last month. Matthew Gulczynski, formerly an equities analyst ...

Global property securities funds "strong": InvestorWeb

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2006
On the back of their Global Property Securities Sector Review for 2006, InvestorWeb predict the sector is set to continue its strong ascent, pushed along by the steady adoption of REIT legislation internationally and institutional demand. InvestorWeb's ...

CFS adds to sales team

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2006
Colonial First State has added to its insurance products distribution team in New South Wales. Both Hannah Dickin and Michaela Bryan will join the group as Business Development Associates and report to NSW senior manager Chris Blaxland-Walker. Business ...

CFS global churn triggers on hold rating

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2006
Research and ratings house InvestorWeb Research has dropped Colonial First State's (CFS) Global Share Fund from an investment grade rating to on hold following the turnover of key global equities staff. CFS international, chief executive officer, Tom ...

CFS GAM in Chinese JV

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2006
Commonwealth Bank's funds management arm, Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFS GAM), has cast a significant vote of confidence in China, investing $7.7 million in a joint venture with a Chinese asset manager. The joint venture, with aims ...

CFS appoints REST chief

Colonial First State Global Asset Management has appointed outgoing Retail Employees Superannuation Trust (REST) chief executive Neil Cochrane as its new global head of business development and deputy chief executive officer. Cochrane joins the group ...