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Annuity sales growth drive up Challenger 1H16 profit

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2016
... platforms to expand its distribution footprint in the sector. For the 1H16 period, the first partnership was Colonial First State in August, which introduced Challenger's annuity products on its FirstChoice and FirstWrap platforms. Local Government Super ...

Netwealth is highest-rated adviser platform

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016
... researcher's regular Planner Technology reports. After netwealth, the next highest-rated platforms were Colonial First State FirstWrap, HUB24, Asgard eWRAP and MLC Wrap & Navigator. According to the report, the common preferences expressed by advisers ...

Industry funds ink CIPR annuities deal

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2015
... members with about $22 billion in funds under management. The news supports Challenger annuities joining Colonial First State's FirstChoice and FirstWrap investment platforms earlier this year, as well as a CIPR deal with VicSuper.

Challenger annuities join CFS platforms

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2015
... continues to make retirement income strategies more readily available, Challenger now has its annuities on Colonial First State's FirstChoice and FirstWrap platforms. The move follows Colonial First State adding CommInsure annuities to the platforms ...

CommInsure annuities listed on CFS wrap platforms

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015
... platforms as the provider aims to bring them to the broader consumer market. The move, which was revealed by Colonial First State in May, allows advisers to combine more than one retirement income solution such as annuities and account-based pensions. ...

CFS to distribute Sanlam funds in Australia

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
Colonial First State has partnered with South African asset manager Sanlam Group to distribute Sanlam's Managed Risk Funds in Australia. According to CFS general manager product and investments Peter Chun, Sanlam's Managed Risk strategy pivots on reducing ...

Van Eck ETFs added to CFS FirstWrap

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
Four funds from Van Eck's exchange-traded funds arm, Market Vectors, have been added to Colonial First State's FirstWrap platform. Established in 2006, Market Vectors has ETFs that cover multiple asset classes including equities, fixed income and currency ...

Providers boost adviser access to managed accounts

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2015
... found. This shows that "the availability of SMAs to financial planners increased significantly in 2014," with Colonial First State's FirstWrap, Macquarie Wrap and Perpetual Private Wrap joining eight other platforms in offering an SMA capability. "Platform ...

Investment Trends releases 2014 platform report

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015
... management tools, customer support, reporting, mobile functionality and client access. In this regard, Colonial First State FirstWrap has taken the lead, followed closely by netwealth, HUB24, Asgard eWrap and MLC Wrap & Navigator. "Planners are expressing ...

CFS adds annuities to platforms

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014
Challenger and CommInsure annuities will soon be available on Colonial First State's retail platforms FirstChoice and FirstWrap. The annuity products will be added to the two platforms in mid-2015. It will be the first time an annuity product is made ...