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The super and investment fund has added a spot bitcoin ETF from BlackRock to the CFS Edge platform, allowing advisers access to crypto assets....
Financial planning
Platforms are pivoting to take on the role formerly held by large licensees in providing adviser education, according to platform specialist Recep Peker, as well as impro...
People & Products
In its latest annual platform report, Investment Trends reveals which investment platform has taken the top spot for functionality, as HUB24 and Netwealth vie for first p...
Financial planning
Colonial First State has launched CFS 10x, a program designed to help financial advice practices grow their business....
Financial planning
With more than one in three consumers unable to identify a single benefit of financial advice, the industry has been urged to better articulate the positive impact of see...
Financial planning
KKR, global investment firm and majority owner of Colonial First State, has launched an education platform for financial advisers to educate them on alternative assets. ...
Expert Analysis
The promise of digital advice tools to address the supply/demand inequity is no longer a dream but a very present reality, writes Shaun Green....
People & Products
The platform has expanded its investment suite with a range of managed account options from Morningstar, following its addition of SMAs from Infinity Asset Management las...
Funds management
Colonial First State has added $3 billion in more than a dozen separately managed accounts from Infinity Asset Management to its Edge platform....
Funds management
Less than 10 per cent of Australian consumers fully understand ESG or sustainable investing, CFS reveals, as confusion around these terms persists. ...
Financial planning
Financial advice network Viridian Advisory has selected CFS Edge as its wealth and managed account platform....
People & Products
Colonial First State has added 25 managed accounts to its Edge platform from Atchison, Drummond and Russell Investments. ...
Financial planning
The extension of the APRA performance test to trustee-directed products could lead to difficult conversations for advisers if tax events mean their clients are unable to ...
Expert Analysis
Many advice practices believe that taking on Professional Year advisers will drain resources. But forward-thinking firms are putting them at the heart of their strategy t...
People & Products
Colonial First State has appointed a new group chief executive following a global search. ...
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My view is that after 2026 there will be quite a bit less than 10,000 'advisers' (investment advisers) and less than 100...
Dugald makes a great point that not everyone's definition of green is the same and gives a good example. Funds have bee...
How did they get the AFSL in the first place? Given the green light by ASIC. This is terrible example of ASIC's incompet...