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Seven fund managers scoop up First Sentier mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024
Colonial First State (CFS) flags it will appoint seven new managers to take over several mandates that will be vacated by First Sentier Investments (FSI) following the shock closure of four local investment teams. CFS has said it has been "actively ...

First Sentier axes investment units, AUM takes $14bn hit

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024
First Sentier Investors (FSI) is shuttering four investment teams, seeing the exit of 30 professionals by the end of the year and the loss of about $14 billion in assets under management. The investment manager this morning announced that its locally ...

Australians need $1.6m for comfortable retirement: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2024
Australians believe they need $1.6 million to be financially comfortable in retirement, a new survey from Colonial First State (CFS) finds, but they cannot agree on what living comfortably looks like. This is well above Association of Superannuation ...

More than 40% of women unprepared for retirement: CFS

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024
About 44% of women are not financially prepared for retirement, according to Colonial First State. That's the key finding from the institution's consumer research, which showed a 13-percentage point gap compared to the 31% of men who feel the same. ...

Mergers a boon for super member growth

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024
Mercer, AustralianSuper, Hostplus, UniSuper, and Brighter Super recorded the largest growth in member numbers, according to new analysis from Perple - People Performance, underscored by mergers and stiff competition. Using APRA data of the 2022-23 financial ...

Colonial First State launches new offering to advisers

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024
Colonial First State (CFS) has unveiled CFS 10X, a new offering designed to help ambitious financial advice practices grow. CFS 10X aims to support the advice community by offering a calendar of dedicated events and webinars. The program is divided ...

Aussies want advice from their super fund: CFS

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2024
New research from Colonial First State (CFS) has found a significant proportion of Australians wish their superannuation fund offered financial advice, including many who already receive advice. The CFS Empowered Australian report, based on a survey ...

CFS Edge launches Cboe products

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
Financial advisers using Colonial First State's (CFS) new platform CFS Edge can now access quoted products from Cboe Australia (Cboe). Cboe Australia president Emma Quinn said the new partnership is the latest step in Cboe's journey to provide local ...

What you read in 2023

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2023
Once again, Financial Standard readers were captivated by the evolving superannuation landscape, with this year's top stories largely focused on this space. However, there was one particular executive move that simply couldn't be scrolled past. ...

New enhancements to Expand, CFS Edge

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023
Insignia Financial (Insignia)'s flagship platform Expand Essential has made enhancements to its menu, while Colonial First State (CFS) has added new options to CFS Edge. Recent additions to Expand Essential include new multi-manager options MLC ...
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