COLONIAL FIRST STATE

Funds management

Global manager re-enters market with new funds line-up...

Superannuation

Senior industry fund identities have pointed to competitive tensions with the major banks and the possibility of becoming mutual banks....

Funds management

Managers with diversified investments strategies are using more beta positions and asset allocation moves to boost portfolios....

People & Products

UBS Global Asset Management has appointed Tracey McNaughton as head of investment strategy in Australia....

Financial planning

The Bennelong Kardinia Capital Absolute Return fund has lowered its initial investment amount for retail investors to $20,000 and moved to provide daily liquidity....

Financial planning

Independent research into some of the issues confronting advisers who take the plunge “off-platform” also identifies occasions when it makes sense to move, writes Linda E...

People & Products

Godfrey Pembroke head of planning business moves to bank role and replaced with MLC executive....

Financial planning

CommInsure launches new service aimed at speeding up coverage for Colonial First State clients. ...

Funds management

New analysis from CFS Global Asset Management points to how higher savings helped with deleveraging and the risks associated with a lower currency....

Financial planning

Lower-cost and flexible pricing models have been the most successful elements in driving planners’ satisfaction with investment platforms, according to a new report by In...

Financial planning

Strategic partnerships between product and service providers and dealer groups appear to be going through a phase of revival with the renewed optimism in the markets....

Financial planning

It was not a formal valedictory but Financial Services Minister, Bill Shorten, used an FSC function to thank those involved in the FOFA and financial services policy chan...

Superannuation

CBA and CFS have rolled out a simple superannuation product which targets the unadvised Gen Y market. ...

Funds management

The retail managed funds sector has grown 4.5 per cent in the March quarter; however the “sell in May and go away” syndrome may plague Australian markets later this year....

Financial planning

Macquarie Wrap has joined other large-scale platform providers in providing its users with fee disclosure statement (FDS) functionality in the lead-up to the start date o...

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