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Superannuation

Big, highly-exposed superannuation funds continue to make the bulk of hardship, early release superannuation payments....

Financial planning

Financial advisers are likely to find themselves with fewer choices of investment platforms as the sector appears to be on the brink of a further round of consolidation....

Funds management

The finalists have been announced for the 2020 Fund Manager of the Year Awards – the first year in which a whole of market approach to judging the awards has been adopted...

Funds management

There are five funds which could be set to benefit from the acquisition of OneVue by Iress after the financial technology firm announced a capital raising and a scheme of...

Financial planning

Global private equity player KKR is about to pick up 55% of Colonial First State from the Commonwealth Bank and, as Mike Taylor writes, it resolves a lot of challenges fo...

Funds management

Despite the world rushing to find a vaccine for COVID-19, biotech and healthcare funds have not been able to maintain their former strong returns. ...

Superannuation

The corporate watchdog allege Colonial First State Investments Limited sent misleading or deceptive communications to members of the FirstChoice Fund....

Financial planning

Colonial First State has announced fee reductions on the back of a program which will see the removal of grandfathered conflicted remuneration and insurance-related advis...

People & Products

The global investment manager has appointed its managing director for Americas, and its chief marketing and communications officer....

Funds management

As the Australian Securities Exchange launches a new All-Tech index, which technology funds have performed the best over the past year?...

Superannuation

The former Howard Government never went far enough on superannuation choice in 2005 and the Government should not baulk at addressing the problem this year, according to ...

Funds management

The best two Australian equity funds in 2019 were the most volatile, and the four most volatile delivered above average returns, according to data....

Funds management

Only one of the five least volatile global equity funds achieved a higher return than the sector average....

Funds management

The exclusive retail distribution deal between Acadian and Asset Management and Colonial First State ended on 31 December, a week later Acadian announced it had recruited...

Financial planning

Colonial First State has flagged eliminating all grandfathered remuneration from mid-2020....

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