COLONIAL FIRST STATE

Financial planning

In what promises to be one of the most comprehensive debates around the shape of the financial planning industry in a Federal election year, Money Management has joined w...

image
Superannuation

Both industry and retail superannuation funds are trying to emulate SMSFs by providing more choice and flexibility for their members. But as Damon Taylor writes, many cla...

image
Editorial

With government balance sheets around the world in disarray and pressure to continue to build and upgrade infrastructure, the growth outlook for the sector is looking goo...

image
Financial planning

FirstChoice is well-known for the value for money it offers you and your clients....

image
Financial planning

Take the opportunity to diversify your revenue streams with retail insurance options on our leading FirstChoice and FirstWrap platforms. Providing avenues for growth, we ...

Financial planning

Planners and other key stakeholders with Australian Financial Services (AFS) have held a series of meetings over the past two weeks to consider the future of the dealer g...

image
Superannuation

Petr Kocourek from CFS Global Asset Management explains how target benefit plans tackle the issues faced by defined benefit schemes and defined contribution systems in pr...

image
Financial planning

Colonial First State Global Asset Management has secured its biggest-ever mandate win in North America....

image
Financial planning

Colonial First State Property Limited intends to use the proceeds of a key Sydney property to pay down debt....

image
Financial planning

DEXUS Property Group has extended its exposure to the Sydney office market, announcing this month that it had exchanged contracts to acquire interests in a portfolio of t...

image
Financial planning

The manual processing of corporate actions is unscaleable and industry-wide automation is needed to reduce the risk of costly investment mistakes, according to DST Global...

image
Financial planning

The landscape has changed, and predicting what’s on the horizon is harder than ever. The FirstWrap team is constantly working behind the scenes to stay on top of market d...

image
Financial planning

Whilst huge winds of change batter the investment and regulatory environment, a fundamental shift in the way consumers interact with technology is altering the nature of ...

image
Financial planning

Spurred by regulatory change and technological advances, investment platforms are driving into traditional financial planning software spaces, including customer relation...

image
Funds management

Steven Hayes' decision to leave Perennial and join CFS has resulted in funds from both managers being placed 'under review' by Zenith Investment Partners....

image
sub-bgsidebar subscription

Never miss the latest news and developments in wealth management industry

MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

2 months 1 week ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

2 months 2 weeks ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

4 months 2 weeks ago

The corporate regulator has issued infringement notices to three AFSLs whose financial advisers provided personal advice to a retail client while unregistered....

6 days 9 hours ago

ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

1 day 4 hours ago

ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

1 week 4 days ago