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China impossible to ignore for asset managers

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
... is going to have to go through as they continue on its journey." Head of economic and market research at Colonial First State Global Asset Management, Stephen Halmarick, said the firm found themselves on the optimistic side when it came to China. "There's ...

Australian alternatives assets top $250 billion

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2015
... management are: Macquarie Group, Platinum Asset Management, AMP Capital, IFM Investors, Lend Lease, QIC, Colonial First State Global Asset Management, RARE Infrastructure, Charter Hall and Hastings Funds Management. With total assets managed by the top ...

Super funds battle with customer interfaces

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
... integrated, online interfaces so people can manage their super alongside other finances. This focus is evident at Colonial First State, which recently invested in an innovation lab with dedicated resources "to facilitate the development and delivery ...

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. ...

Franklin Templeton appoints CFS BDM

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
... will be based in Franklin Templeton's Melbourne office, was most recently a business development manager at Colonial First State. He has also held positions at Next Financial and AXA. "David has a genuine understanding of advisers' needs and has built ...

Acadian buys CFS stake, becomes independent

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
Global fund manager Acadian Asset Management has bought the 50% stake that Colonial First State (CFS) had in the firm's Australian division. After becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary, Acadian has appointed CFS as sole distributor of its investment strategies ...

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 ...

CFS reveals retirement income strategy

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
Colonial First State (CFS) will make annuities available through its First Choice and First Wrap platforms later this year as part of a broader strategy to allow advisers to build retirement portfolios for clients. CFS general manager of retirement ...

Legalsuper finds savings in manager reshuffle

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
... number of high profile fund managers in its investment manager line-up. Perennial (cash and enhanced cash), Colonial First State (global credit), Integrity (Australian equities), Platinum (overseas equities) and T. Rowe Price (Asian equities) are the ...

Super lump sum myth debunked

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
... information from more than 10 million member records representing over $55 billion in assets to create the Colonial First State Income Stream Index, that aims to track annually how retirees use their superannuation balances. The index shows that, contrary ...