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Super Concepts scores $600m admin coup

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2008
... to a maximum of 100 trades per annum, with there being no significant changes in applicable law or third party charges, a CFS spokesperson said. Rainmaker Data shows that the SMSF sector is the fastest growing sub-segment of the superannuation industry ...

Media Super moves away from enhanced cash

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2008
Media Super has invested $70 million into the CFS Wholesale Premium Cash Fund following a board review that said goodbye to the fund's investment in enhanced cash options. Ross Martin, chief executive of the $2.4 billion industry fund, said the review ...

CFS, ING and APN freeze access to $6bn in capital

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2008
Colonial First State, ING and APN Funds Management have joined the ranks of the country's leading mortgage funds that have suspended redemptions in the wake of the Government's guarantee on banking deposits, locking up more than $6 billion of investor ...

CFS eyes fundamental indexing

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
... partnered with US-based fundamental indexing experts Research Affiliates in a bid to upgrade its multi manager portfolio. CFS will soon unveil a new subsidiary, Realindex Investments, which will have the exclusive right to use the Research Affiliates ...

Schroders scores $100m mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2008
... mandate from the Colonial First State FirstChoice Investments team. David Wanis, portfolio manager for the strategy, said CFS was looking to refresh their manager line up and Schroders numbered among the fund managers shortlisted for the Aussie small ...

Evolution of super

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
... performance over the long term. Bissaker also addressed questions on retail fund fees and said admin efficiencies pushed the cost of CFS funds to as low as 40bps. Contrary to the view that planners only choose products with commissions attached, he said ...

Westpac restructures fin services and tech

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2008
... operations; and technology. The retail and business banking division is the result of the merger of the customer-facing end of CFS and BFS. This arm will be responsible for all consumers, small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) and commercial customers. Peter ...

CFS GAM rides $1bn infra wave

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2008
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFS GAM) remains bullish on domestic and international unlisted infrastructure assets after attracting approximately $1 billion in new infrastructure mandates in nine months. Although the firm would not ...

Franchise banking attract planners

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
... planning and we're able to do that because of the knowledge the bank has got in financial planning across the group such as at CFS, CommInsure for example," said Stewart Creighton, the head of the unit. Creighton said the idea to set up a specialist ...

Equator Principles still relevant: CFS GAM

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
... popularity of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment, according to Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFS GAM). Drafted in 2003 and revised in 2006, the Equator Principles commits signatories to not provide loans to borrowers ...