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CFS prices advice practice valuation gap at $1.1m

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 11 AUG 2025

Financial advice businesses have an estimated $1.1 million valuation gap, a new survey from Colonial First State (CFS) shows, as most advisers are not prepared for the planned and unplanned sale of their practices. The Hidden Value Report, produced ...

Linda Elkins joins AMP board, Slattery exits

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025

... be joining the AMP board, drawing on her more than 25-plus years in financial services, including top roles at KPMG, Colonial First State and Russell Investment. Starting 1 September, Elkins joins AMP Limited as a non-executive director, and as a member ...

CFS taps JPMAM for private equity push

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2025

Colonial First State (CFS) has tapped J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) to help launch its first private equity offering. JPMAM's Private Equity Group (PEG), which manages US$35 billion in for global clients, will invest in secondaries and co-investments ...

HUB24, Netwealth projected to overtake Insignia: Morningstar

MATTHEW WAI | TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025

... post-2018 Royal Commission sentiment shift away from major institutional wealth managers like AMP, Insignia, BT, and Colonial First State. "However, these institutions have since evolved to comply with regulatory reforms and significantly improved their ...

Federated Hermes 'not far away' from launching Australian wholesale products

MATTHEW WAI | THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025

... ever to go direct to retail." Federated Hermes provides stewardship services to super funds including Aware Super, Cbus, Colonial First State, HESTA, and Hostplus. The asset manager currently has US$839.8 billion ($1.27tn) in assets under management. ...

One third of advisers use 'Big 3' platforms: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA | THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025

... advisers, according to Rainmaker Information, which shows that one third of the industry rely on the 'Big 3'. Colonial First States (CFS) FirstChoice platform holds the highest number of financial advisers who are aligned at 13.1% and non-aligned ...

Vanguard, CFS deliver strong FY25 returns

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2025

... perspective." Vanguard Super has $3.2 billion in retirement savings managed on behalf of more than 31,000 members. Meanwhile, Colonial First State's (CFS) confirmed that two of its MySuper Lifestage options delivered above 11% p.a. while the results ...

Movers and shakers: Cbus, HESTA, Rest, Minderoo and Colonial First State

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025

... University of Sydney and Russell Investments, where she spent seven years as an investment specialist. In other moves, at Colonial First State, Ramali De Zoysa has been promoted to associate in the private equity and unlisted assets team. She was previously ...

First Sentier Investors chief executive steps down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2025

... an interim capacity in 2018 when Mark Lazberger departed after 10 years in the role. The business was still known as Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) then but was later rebranded to First Sentier Investors following its acquisition ...

APRA dissects retirement products for the first time

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2025

... AustralianSuper Choice Income retirement product holds the largest savings of $54.3 billion managed on behalf of 123,830 members. Colonial First State's FirstChoice Wholesale Pension is the second largest in asset size with $40.7 billion and 154,850 ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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