COLONIAL FIRST STATE
Editorial
In response to the tidal wave of money moving into cash, product providers have been quick to release a range of new cash-based products designed for the adviser market....
Financial planning
Former clients of Storm Financial and Colonial Geared Investments are continuing to voice frustration about the shortcomings of the system employed by CGI in managing the...
Financial planning
Government budget deficits and infrastructure funding requirements will see Commonwealth and state government bond issuance surge in coming years to overtake non-governme...
Financial planning
Deborah Wixted outlines the raft of changes the 2009 Federal Budget has introduced in taxation, superannuation and social security....
Financial planning
Longstanding CBA executive Simon Swanson is leaving his position as executive general manager of CommInsure, with Paul Rayson stepping into the role....
Financial planning
DAVID WHITTEN explores the long short investment universe....
Superannuation
SAM WALL responds to financial planners’ top queries following the recent Federal Budget....
Financial planning
Colonial First State has again walked away with the top ranking in the annual Wealth Insights Service Level Survey....
Financial planning
As part of the rebranding it has renamed the Avanteos platform....
People & Products
Former Colonial First State Investment Management chief appointed UniSuper chief investment officer....
Financial planning
Standard & Poor's withdraws ratings on Colonial First State Property Securities Opportunities Funds after termination decision....
Financial planning
The unprecedented has become commonplace when it comes to the global policy response to the financial crisis, write Stephen Halmarick and Belinda Allen....
Financial planning
ING Clarion Real Estate Securities (ING Clarion), manager of the ING Wholesale Global Property Securities Fund, was named winner in the Property Securities (Global) categ...
Funds management
A minimum exposure to financials and commodities, resource stocks in particular, helped Platinum Asset Management take out the Global Equities (Long Short) category for i...
Superannuation
CRAIG DAY considers whether trustees of an SMSF can intentionally acquire a residential property from a related party of the fund....
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
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It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...