COLONIAL FIRST STATE
Expert Analysis
The annual superannuation performance test results are just days away and some Choice options will also be under the microscope for the first time, writes Craig Day....
Superannuation
The regulator failed to overturn a Federal Court finding that the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Colonial First State did not receive “conflicted remuneration” benefi...
People & Products
The global investment management firm has welcomed Benjamin Abell as its Australian head of product and strategy....
Policy & Regulation
Regulatory action against Colonial First State and Commonwealth Bank alleging breaches of conflicted remuneration laws have been dismissed by the Federal Court....
Expert Analysis
In the life of the modern money manager, achieving balance seems to be an almost never-ending journey, writes Jonathan Armitage....
Financial planning
The December quarter saw a distinct rise in financial advisers’ confidence in their businesses, according to Colonial First State research....
Funds management
In its first major move since the separation with Commonwealth Bank, Colonial First State has announced it will partner with FNZ for a platform launch by the end of the y...
People & Products
Colonial First State has launched its first passively managed geared investment options for advisers and investors in response to greater adviser demand for access to low...
Financial planning
Now as a standalone business, Colonial First State is investing $430 million with aspirations to be the easiest provider for advisers to do business with and will launch ...
Financial planning
The Commonwealth Bank has completed its sale of its 55% interest in Colonial First State to private equity firm KKR....
Life/Risk
Colonial First State will reduce insurance premiums on its FirstChoice Employer Super, Essential Super, FirstChoice Personal and FirstChoice Wholesale Personal products d...
Expert Analysis
Superannuation and social security are among themes where advisers are querying the most as they look to upskill their knowledge in a complex advice world, Craig Day writ...
People & Products
Jo-Anne Bloch has been appointed as independent non-executive director of Colonial First State Investments Limited and Avanteos Investments Limited....
Superannuation
Questions posed via a Parliamentary Committee may have been aimed at extracting expenditure information from major superannuation funds but they have confirmed just how d...
Funds management
The firm may have rebranded over a year ago but Colonial First State fund names will finally be phased out this month and all funds will be known as First Sentier Investo...
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