CFS

Financial planning

CFS’ FirstChoice platform has hit $80 billion in funds under management, while its investment team managed $40 billion in portfolios....

Funds management

CFS has formalised its ESG commitment in its investments through becoming a signatory to the UN-endorsed Principles for Responsible Investment. ...

Financial planning

Colonial First State’s record of advice (RoA) enhancements has helped drive a 10 per cent jump in adviser usage....

Financial planning

CFS platforms have exceeded $535 million thanks to advisers driving annuities to meet complex retirement needs while maintaining admin efficiencies....

Financial planning

Some financial advisers tended to overestimate the financial literacy levels of clients, while other advisers were expressing the need to explain financial concepts to cl...

Funds management

Atrium Investment Management has chosen the Colonial First State wrap platform to launch a new SMA solution....

People & Products

The T. Rowe Price Global Equity offering has been added to the Colonial First State FirstChoice platform....

Funds management

Global equities had been more popular than domestic shares, passive strategies had increased and weighted index funds had seen snowballing growth, CFS said. ...

Funds management

Morphic Asset Management’s global opportunity fund was added to some of the industry’s largest platforms due to strong demand. ...

Funds management

AllianceBerstein has hired Gates Moss, a senior investment analyst from CFSGAM, as AB’s senior research analyst for its equities team. ...

Funds management

The most volatile Australian managed funds have generated the best returns in their class over three years, according to Money Management. ...

Financial planning

CFS has introduced online tools to enable instant set-up of client accounts and will launch various managed accounts solutions on its wrap....

Financial planning

Sticking with the current rules on non-concessional contribution caps could lead to paying double tax in the future, according to CFS....

Superannuation

Colonial First State has launched a super investment option on its FirstChoice platform designed for Millennials....

Funds management

Colonial First State’s platform offerings are back to their best in the eyes of financial planners, taking the top two spots in Wealth Insights’ Service Level Report....

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