CFS

Funds management

The top-performing fund when comparing the smallest and largest active global equity funds was a $1.2 million sized fund returning 44.35% since the start of 2020, accordi...

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Funds management

There are 10 new funds that have received 5 Crown ratings after being previously unrated, with funds from CFS, Legg Mason, Perennial, GQG Partners, Eley Griffiths and Sim...

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Financial planning

While planners are less optimistic about domestic stocks they are more likely to advise clients to invest their excess cash rather than reduce exposure to markets, accord...

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Superannuation

Data analysis around the Government’s hardship early release superannuation regime has revealed that the ‘rivers of gold’ inflows generated by the superannuation guarante...

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People & Products

Charter Hall has announced it has appointed ex-AMP Capital global head of real estate Carmel Hourigan as its new office chief executive, replacing Adrian Taylor who will ...

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Superannuation

Superannuation fund members returning to access the $10,000 second tranche of the Government’s hardship early release superannuation regime have dominated the latest Aust...

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Superannuation

Superannuation fund executives have confirmed that the predicted second tranche early release superannuation surge has become a reality....

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Superannuation

Just over $18 billion has already been taken from superannuation accounts via the Government’s hardship early release superannuation scheme and the Australian Prudential ...

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Funds management

Technology funds have proved resilient as funds have regained COVID-19 sell-off losses and one fund manager believes growth prospects are stronger for technology than oth...

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Superannuation

Big, highly-exposed superannuation funds continue to make the bulk of hardship, early release superannuation payments....

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Financial planning

Financial advisers are likely to find themselves with fewer choices of investment platforms as the sector appears to be on the brink of a further round of consolidation....

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Funds management

The finalists have been announced for the 2020 Fund Manager of the Year Awards – the first year in which a whole of market approach to judging the awards has been adopted...

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Funds management

There are five funds which could be set to benefit from the acquisition of OneVue by Iress after the financial technology firm announced a capital raising and a scheme of...

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Financial planning

Global private equity player KKR is about to pick up 55% of Colonial First State from the Commonwealth Bank and, as Mike Taylor writes, it resolves a lot of challenges fo...

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Funds management

Despite the world rushing to find a vaccine for COVID-19, biotech and healthcare funds have not been able to maintain their former strong returns. ...

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