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CFS partners to create ESG fixed income fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2018
Colonial First State has launched a new fund with ESG and impact bond manager Affirmative Investment Management (AIM). The Affirmative Global Bond fund will invest in fixed income and cash assets where both the issuer and issues have passed an ESG and ...

MLC, Colonial First State make key appointments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2018
The acting general manager of product at Colonial First State will join MLC to lead its wealth products and platforms division. CFS and MLC have confirmed that Sam Wall will join MLC in May as general manager, wealth products and platforms. Wall succeeds ...

Managed accounts now available via FirstChoice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2017
Managed accounts are now live on Colonial First State's FirstChoice platform, providing a level of portfolio control typically associated with managed discretionary accounts. The latest platform enhancement to be rolled out by CFS sees more than 100 ...

SelectingSuper winners crowned

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2017
... RetireAccess UniSuper Workplace Multichoice Product of the Year AMP SignatureSuper ANZ Smart Choice Super - Employer Colonial First State - FirstChoice Employer Super IOOF Employer Super - Employer Media Super Mercer Super Trust - Corporate Super Division ...

CFS lifestage funds enter direct infrastructure

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2017
Colonial First State's lifestage funds have reached sufficient scale to invest in direct infrastructure assets for the first time. MySuper FirstChoice Lifestage superannuation products, which hold more than $8 billion in assets and traditionally invested ...

CFS annuities hits $1bn milestone

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017
Colonial First State's annuities business has reached $1 billion in funds under administration (FUA) in just over two years. Acting general manager of product Sam Wall said reaching this milestone in a short amount of time is testament to CFS's commitment ...

SelectingSuper finalists announced

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017
... Multichoice Product of the Year AMG Personal Super ANZ Smart Choice Super - Personal BT Lifetime Super Personal Plan Colonial First State - FirstChoice Personal Super IOOF Employer Super - Personal MLC MasterKey Super Fundamentals Workplace Full service ...

CommSec and CFS combine tech strengths

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2017
... advisers now have a new means of managing their high-net-worth and SMSF client investments with CommSec Adviser Services and Colonial First State coming together to launch a one-stop-shop portfolio service. Targeting advisers with HNW clients with direct ...

Annuity sales soar as deferred products loom

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2017
The increasing need for financial advisers to develop income layering strategies for clients has helped drive Colonial First State's lifetime annuity sales up by more than 80% in the last 12 months. Now with $850 million in annuities under administration ...

Roaring forties produce super member tailwinds

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
... Rainmaker's top five were AMP Simple Default Fund MySuper 1970s (13.6%); Telstra Super Corporate Plus MySuper Growth (13.3%); Colonial First State FirstChoice Lifestage 1970-1974 (12.7%); and First State Super Employer - Growth (12%). Colonial First ...