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Feature: Digital advice | Sleeping giant

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
... releasing new offerings or giving existing ones a face lift. Hostplus, for example, released Super Smart. Colonial First State (CFS) and Otivo launched a digital adviser that charges $88 per year to access guided advice on investments, contributions ...

Colonial First State partners with MST Financial

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025
Colonial First State (CFS) has partnered with MST Financial to create a platform that empowers advisers to deliver better insights to clients. With MST Financial, CFS will debut Sandstone Insights, a premium research platform. This program will equip ...

CFS, Wellington Management team up on new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025
Colonial First State (CFS) has announced the launch of the CFS Wellington Global Small Companies Fund, made available on its FirstChoice and Edge platforms. The fund is managed by Boston-based Wellington Management and designed to provide investors ...

Three retirement products achieve double-digit returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
... billion and 154,850 members. Analysing the top 50 personal default super options, Rainmaker found Colonial First State's (CFS) Essential Super Personal Lifestage 1980-84 topped the list with 12.4% p.a. over a three-year period. Virgin Money's SPD - LifeStage ...

CBA sets aside $52m for remediation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025
... reduction of the fees paid by members. CFSIL denied the allegations and defended the proceedings. CBA completed the sale of 55% of CFS to KKR in December 2021, but assumed carriage of the superannuation class actions and proceedings on behalf of CFSIL ...

CFS prices advice practice valuation gap at $1.1m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2025
Financial advice businesses have an estimated $1.1 million valuation gap, a new survey from Colonial First State (CFS) shows, as most advisers are not prepared for the planned and unplanned sale of their practices. The Hidden Value Report, produced ...

Linda Elkins joins AMP board, Slattery exits

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025
... for six years prior to her retirement as KPMG partner by end of this month. She was previously executive general manager at CFS, leading 1,000 staff and managing over $130 billion in funds under management (FUM), and managing director - superannuation ...

CFS taps JPMAM for private equity push

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2025
Colonial First State (CFS) has tapped J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) to help launch its first private equity offering. JPMAM's Private Equity Group (PEG), which manages US$35 billion in for global clients, will invest in secondaries and co-investments ...

One third of advisers use 'Big 3' platforms: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025
... according to Rainmaker Information, which shows that one third of the industry rely on the 'Big 3'. Colonial First States (CFS) FirstChoice platform holds the highest number of financial advisers who are aligned at 13.1% and non-aligned at 13% ...

Vanguard, CFS deliver strong FY25 returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2025
... has $3.2 billion in retirement savings managed on behalf of more than 31,000 members. Meanwhile, Colonial First State's (CFS) confirmed that two of its MySuper Lifestage options delivered above 11% p.a. while the results for other life stages are ...