COLONIAL FIRST STATE

Financial planning

Australia's biggest fund managers have recorded inflow declines in the March quarter that reflect and in some cases exceed those experienced at the height of investor des...

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Editorial

Paul Barrett commends the Future of Financial Advice recommendations but warns that the annual renewal requirement will create more risk for investors....

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Tools & guides

Colonial First State's Craig Day examines the introduction of the new superannuation bill and its proposed changes to borrowing rules....

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People & Products

Macquarie Adviser Services’ technical services team, MAStech, appoints Julie Fox as a new technical manager....

Financial planning

Colonial First State's head of advice delivery, Tim Browne, leaves to take on new role at CommInsure....

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People & Products

Colonial First State Global Asset Management appoints Andrew Cummins to the role of head of global projects and strategy....

Financial planning

Select Asset Management’s Alternatives Portfolio has been added to AXA’s North platform as well as Colonial First State’s FirstWrap....

Financial planning

IOOF's Pursuit platform has broken the dominance enjoyed by Colonial First State in the Wealth Insights Platform Service Level Survey....

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Financial planning

Deborah Wixted takes a look at the Federal Budget changes to superannuation, taxation and social security and examines what it will mean for the clients of financial plan...

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Funds management

Standard & Poor's Fund Services has released its ratings of the Australian equities large-cap income peer group, with BT the only manager to receive the highest rating....

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Financial planning

As the end of the current financial year approaches, Craig Day provides SMSF trustees with some tax tips for the year end - along with the traps to avoid....

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Financial planning

Aspect Diversified Futures Fund uses a sophisticated process to identify trends in both rising and falling markets and seeks to exploit them for profit. The fund, exclusi...

Tools & guides

Holding large value illiquid assets in a SMSF could prove problematic when a trust member dies. Deborah Wixted explains the obligations and options trustees and their fin...

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Financial planning

Dealer groups are considering new platform arrangements in light of proposed reforms to existing payment structures....

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Financial planning

Dealer groups owned by product providers will prosper while mid to large-scale independent planning groups may struggle to survive under financial advice industry reforms...

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