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Retail fund faces class action on MySuper

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2019
... Colonial First State will pursue legal action against the fund. Maurice Blackburn Lawyers today filed a class action against CFS in relation to alleged breaches of super trustee duties that it said have caused losses to over 100,000 members. The class ...

CFS awards Asian equities mandate

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
... the Asian Stars equities strategy philosophy to "invest in Asia's best". "The focus is on the most attractive investments in this exciting growth region. CFS's mandate leverages Robeco's local resources in China and India, and offers a high-conviction ...

First Sentier hires Nikko executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2019
... Sentier this Monday. The new name breaks the $223 billion asset management business's two-decade long association with the CFS name. But it keeps the initials of the CFSGAM's old name for its international business which was called First State Investments. ...

CFSGAM picks new name, updates on CBA separation

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2019
... officer announce a rebrand and operational update under its new owner. CFSGAM will henceforth be called First Sentier Investments, with "Sentier" a French word meaning "path". The new name breaks its 20-year-long association with the "Colonial First ...

CFSGAM subsidiary names investments lead

KRISTI CHENG  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2019
A Colonial First State Global Asset Management-owned equity fund manager has named its new head of investments. Former RF Capital chief investment officer David Walsh has been named head of investments at Realindex. Bringing over 20 years' experience ...

CFS trims corporate super distribution team

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
Colonial First State (CFS) has handed redundancies to about seven distribution staff working on its corporate superannuation offering as inflows into FirstChoice Employer stall. The departures - all business development managers - come as FirstChoice ...

CFS hires executive manager of insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
Colonial First State has recruited an executive manager of insurance from AIA Australia. Baneesha Narang joins CFS after working as a technical manager of group insurance at AIA Australia for over eight years. Prior to that, she was an assistant product ...

ESG options outperform in the short term: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
... asset owners and 10 service providers. The largest super fund signatories are AustralianSuper, NSW State Trustees, AMP group, CFS group and BT Financial Group. AMP Capital, Macquarie, IFM Investors, BlackRock and Colonial First State Global Asset Management ...

Linda Elkins to depart Colonial First State

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
... work for clients with the strength and backing of KPMG to help them navigate these challenges and opportunities," she said. CFS initially confirmed Elkins' departure yesterday. Her replacement is yet to be announced. In March, CFS appointed Peter ...

New boutique awards mandate to RBC I&TS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
... founder and director of Melior's investment solutions in August 2018. Tim King, who was head of company and ESG research for CFS Global Asset Management's Australian equities core fund, serves as chief investment officer. The boutique aims to deliver ...