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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. ...

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 awards platform technology mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022
... non-aligned advisers, followed by BT's Panorama and Asgard, Macquarie Wrap, Perpetual's WealthFocus, and AMP's North. CFS Super chief executive Kelly Power said: "While we already have a strong position in the master trust platform segment, this will ...

CFS joins firms in net zero alignment

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021
... within our portfolios. We believe this new commitment and our targets will achieve the best returns for our customers," CFS Super chief executive Kelly Power said. Meanwhile, the NZ Super Fund joined the Net Zero Asset Owners Commitment to support achieving ...

Colonial First State seeks MySuper redemption

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021
After failing to meet APRA's inaugural performance test, Colonial First State (CFS) has appointed BlackRock to run strategies across its two MySuper funds. BlackRock won the mandate to provide investment services to CFS' FirstChoice Employer Super (FCES) ...

CFS reduces premiums

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021
Colonial First State is reducing insurance premiums in its super funds, in a move that should benefit 220,000 members. Members of FirstChoice Employer Super, Essential Super, FirstChoice Personal and FirstChoice Wholesale Personal super products will ...

Colonial First State adds to board

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021
Colonial First State Investments Limited and Avanteos Investments Limited have added a former Mercer head of superannuation services to their trustee boards. Jo-Anne Bloch is joining the boards as a non-executive, independent director. She is currently ...

CFS unveils new leadership team

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
Colonial First State unveiled a new leadership team to help transform the business, which includes the appointment of a chief executive for CFS Superannuation. General manager of product Kelly Power has been promoted to chief executive for CFS Superannuation ...

CFS super distribution lead joins Allianz Retire+

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
The head of superannuation distribution at Colonial First State has commenced in a new role, leading a newly created institutional partnership strategy at the retirement specialist. Fintan Thornton has been appointed head of institutional solutions ...

Intra-fund advice conflicted: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
Colonial First State admitted to falling below community standards when it crafted poor communication to super fund members to dissuade them from moving to a cheaper default option. One financial adviser was banned in the process, the Royal Commission ...
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