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CFS awards $450m portable alpha mandate

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2007
Colonial First State's (CFS) FirstChoice platform has awarded Franklin Templeton Investments a A$450 million fixed income portable alpha mandate. The mandate is part of First Choice's Multi Manager Fixed Interest portfolio. Franklin Templeton will pair ...

IXIS wins $450m CFS mandate

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2007
... Management Australia has been awarded a $450 million global bond mandate from Colonial First State for its FirstChoice platform. IXIS Australia affiliate Loomis, Sayles & Company will manage the mandate and follows a Loomis Sayles revision of its investment ...

CBA fin services firing on all cylinders

... lending tool. The bank's financial services division has three legs - the global asset management business, the FirstChoice platform and insurer CommInsure. These divisions account for around 20 per cent of Commonwealth's group profits, a larger contributor ...

CommBank FUA reaches $168b

... profit after tax (NPAT) of $232 million thanks to strong investment performance and the popularity of their FirstChoice platform, which grew 48 per cent over the past 12 months. The shares have risen 17 cents on early trading to $51 as the bank reported ...

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 ...

Colonial appoints GM product and services

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2006
... the position of head of platforms. "Alan joined us in 2001 as part of the team that designed and built the FirstChoice platform and has been a big part of the design and enhancement execution throughout its development," Bissaker said. "It's pleasing ...

CFS adds new manager plus MTM

... Acadian Australia on the menu, widening the investment choice for members. In adding more choices to the FirstChoice platform, CEO of Colonial First State, John Pearce, said the group are striving to offer more flexibility and a larger investment menu ...

State Street is a first choice for Colonial

... billion of Colonial First State's international assets. Colonial's international assets are including in its FirstChoice platform. SSgA will act in the capacity as sub-adviser to the Colonial First State Index Global Share investment option and as one ...

Colonial joins the rush of TAP's

... has joined the stampede of new product launches, announcing a Term Allocated Pension (TAP) as part of its FirstChoice platform will be available from October. "Through TAP's, retirees will be able to enjoy a greater range of choice in retirement," general ...

FirstChoice goes wholesale

Colonial First State (CFS) has launched its FirstChoice platform into the wholesale space in a strategic move aimed to capitalise on the success of the retail model. "We want to have a product solution for every adviser, regardless of their business ...