CFS adds to FirstChoice options
Colonial First State (CFS) has added nine new investment options to its FirstChoice platform.
Announcing the additional offerings today, CFS general manger product and investment services, Alan Kenny (pictured) said the additions expanded the investment range.
He said that effective from 11 April, the new investment choices would include Magellan Global, Realindex Emerging Markets, colonial First State Global Soft Commodity, Zurich Investment Global Thematic Share, Blackrock Asset Allocation Alpha, AMP Capital Global Property Securities, Ironbark Karara Australian Share, Solaris Core Australian and FirstRate Investment deposits.
The additional options takes the number on offer on the FirstChoice platform to 115 and 119 for FirstChoice Wholesale.
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