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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. ...

Financial planning

Dispelling the notion that advice is for older Australians, new research has found Australians under 40 are more open to receiving advice than their older counterparts, t...

Financial planning

Two new reports from CFS and Challenger have highlighted the benefits consumers gain from seeking advice as over half of those aged 50 and over fear outliving their savin...

Financial planning

Managed accounts can be a benefit for advisers in their professional year, according to experts, as they pose a lower compliance burden and improved risk management. ...

People & Products

Colonial First State has appointed two investment professionals from MLC Asset Management and AustralianSuper. ...

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....

People & Products

There are three standout platforms dominating the advice market, based on feedback to Adviser Ratings, as the shrinking pool of advisers become a powerful arbiter....

Financial planning

Keeping great service, integrating with advisers’ existing processes and making it easy to work with are the three guiding principles for CFS in the development of its E...

Superannuation

Two super funds are expected to have almost two-thirds of their assets held by retirees by 2032, according to research by Rainmaker Information....

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