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CFS’ FirstTech app is now available to all CFS platform advisers to provide advisers with fast access to the latest super, tax, social security, and aged care information...

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Features

Financial advisers will need to consider whether their client’s current strategy will still be optimal after the concessional contribution changes come into effect, Craig...

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Financial planning

CFS’ FirstChoice platform has hit $80 billion in funds under management, while its investment team managed $40 billion in portfolios....

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Funds management

CFS has formalised its ESG commitment in its investments through becoming a signatory to the UN-endorsed Principles for Responsible Investment. ...

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Financial planning

Colonial First State’s record of advice (RoA) enhancements has helped drive a 10 per cent jump in adviser usage....

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Financial planning

CFS platforms have exceeded $535 million thanks to advisers driving annuities to meet complex retirement needs while maintaining admin efficiencies....

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Financial planning

Some financial advisers tended to overestimate the financial literacy levels of clients, while other advisers were expressing the need to explain financial concepts to cl...

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Funds management

Atrium Investment Management has chosen the Colonial First State wrap platform to launch a new SMA solution....

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People & Products

The T. Rowe Price Global Equity offering has been added to the Colonial First State FirstChoice platform....

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Funds management

Global equities had been more popular than domestic shares, passive strategies had increased and weighted index funds had seen snowballing growth, CFS said. ...

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Funds management

Morphic Asset Management’s global opportunity fund was added to some of the industry’s largest platforms due to strong demand. ...

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Funds management

AllianceBerstein has hired Gates Moss, a senior investment analyst from CFSGAM, as AB’s senior research analyst for its equities team. ...

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Funds management

The most volatile Australian managed funds have generated the best returns in their class over three years, according to Money Management. ...

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Financial planning

CFS has introduced online tools to enable instant set-up of client accounts and will launch various managed accounts solutions on its wrap....

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Financial planning

Sticking with the current rules on non-concessional contribution caps could lead to paying double tax in the future, according to CFS....

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