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Fourth CFS mandate awarded

ELISE BURGESS | THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2011

Colonial First State (CFS) has continued its spate of mandates, awarding London-based H2O Asset Management a $270 million mandate through Australian affiliate, Apostle Asset Management. The global fixed income and currency mandate is an allocation from ...

CFS awards three new alternatives mandates

ELISE BURGESS | TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011

... sometimes categorised as alternatives, such as infrastructure. Taking over twelve months to choose and appoint the managers, CFS head of investment, Scott Tully said this is the first foray for the multi-manager portfolio into alternatives, but that ...

MTAA awards triple equities mandate

MATT WOODINGTON | FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011

MTAA Super has restructured its Australian equities portfolio, awarding close to $800 million of new mandates to three separate fund managers. Ankura Capital has secured a $440 million mandate, while Bennelong Funds Management and Colonial First State ...

CFS builds in corporate super

ELISE BURGESS | TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011

... an average annual turnover of 18 per cent of their workforce. In a bid to set a new benchmark in the corporate super space, CFS has released a servicing model for advisers promising "seamless transition". Overall the move is designed to encouraged members ...

Goldman Sachs downgraded but fixed interest pays

MATT WOODINGTON | THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011

... and experienced portfolio manager, said S&P. The manager of managers has 34 per cent of its fixed interest fund placed with CFS and 66 per cent with Perennial.

CFS tilts at emerging market returns

ALISON BEVEGE | TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011

Colonial First State subsidiary Realindex Investments has launched an emerging markets index fund that seeks to remove the drag of weighting distortion with value investing techniques. The fund, which will have fees of 79 basis points per annum and ...

Big mandates, big risk

ALISON BEVEGE | TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011

... funds risk having their assets frozen by the international community. James White, analyst, investment markets research for CFS global asset management, said this could result in a loss of fees for those who manage their mandates. Last month Libya's ...

CFS GAM resources team lose two analysts

ELISE BURGESS | FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011

CFS Global Asset Management (CFS GAM) has lost two of its senior analysts, Chris Baker and Darko Kuzmanovic, with plans to hire at least two new team members. Portfolio manager Todd Warren has assumed management responsibility for the global resources ...

KPMG investment consulting no direct threat

MATT WOODINGTON | THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011

... previously worked for Hastings and Macquarie. Duane Cadman has worked across infrastructure, real estate and private equity at CFS, where he helped establish a North American operation. Prior to that was with JPMorgan and Gresham Partners. Asset consulting ...

Platforms bounce back after GFC

ALEX DUNNIN | TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011

... platform player with $90 billion FUA or 22.8 per cent of the market, closely followed by NAB's MLC with 19.6 per cent. Commbank's CFS is ranked third with 12.4 per cent, AMP is ranked fourth on 10.6 per cent and ANZ's OnePath is ranked fifth on 8.4 per ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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