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Investors looking backwards: Mercer

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
... with a massive decline from Independent fund from second position last year to 145th this year with -21.2% returns. Concord, CFS Leaders, FSP Leaders and Legg Mason Value were also in the bottom five. Nick White, Mercer's director of consulting said ...

Grain price hints at strong growth: CFSGAM

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
Grain is looking strong on the horizon as emerging economies demand for the soft commodity continues to sky rocket, according to the CFSGAM soft commodities team. Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) watches global trends and found ...

CFSGAM: REITS are a safe bet

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
Institutional investors are missing out on discounted, transparent and volatility-safer assets by following the traditional investment strategy of bricks and mortar property assets, said one CFSGAM portfolio manager. Antoinette Plater, senior portfolio ...

CFSGAM launches two new funds

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
CFSGAM has launched two new, tax aware equity income funds, building on its existing Wholesale Equity Income Fund and tax aware investment capabilities, to attract a broader scope of investors. The Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) ...

Tyndall appoints new head of institutional

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
Tyndall AM has finished its final round of senior appointments after it named former CFSGAM and Perpetual senior head, Matt Russell, as head of institutional business. Russell was previously head of institutional business development and consultant ...

CFS and Aussie launch planning arm

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2011
... State and Aussie Home Loans will partner up to launch a new financial planning service next year. A Colonial First State (CFS) spokesperson confirmed to Financial Standard that a pilot process is underway for a new financial planning service between ...

Lonsec hands Solaris top rating

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
... million in its Core Australian Equity Fund. The performance fee option was recently made available through Macquarie Wrap, CFS Firstwrap, AXA Summit and AXA North.

Platforms welcome Solaris' performance fee equity fund

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
... Solaris has had its Core Australian Equity Fund 'performance fee option' added to a range of major platforms. Macquarie Wrap, CFS Firstwrap, AXA Summit and AXA North have all included the fund on their distribution lists. The Performance Fee Option (PFO) ...

Littler departure puts CFSGAM fund on hold

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011
Martin Littler, the senior portfolio manager of Colonial First State Global Asset Management's core Australian equities team, will retire on September 16. In February this year Littler handed over the leadership of the team to Matthew Reynolds, who ...

Challenger taps CFSGAM head for retirement product

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
Challenger Limited says it is seeking fresh thinking in retirement products and has hired Colonial First State Global Asset Management's former head of investment research for a newly created position. Aaron Minney has been appointed as head of retirement ...