Seven super funds have been classifying new members as ‘smokers’ by default and over 5,000 members will receive $3.6 million in compensation....
Superannuation fund industry representatives are expressing concern as funds face outflows of more than $60 billion as a result of the Government’s three-month extension ...
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...
Financial planning and accounting group, CountPlus has received confirmation from the Commonwealth Bank that 35.85% of the company registered to Colonial First State do n...
The corporate watchdog allege Colonial First State Investments Limited sent misleading or deceptive communications to members of the FirstChoice Fund....
Colonial First State has announced fee reductions on the back of a program which will see the removal of grandfathered conflicted remuneration and insurance-related advis...
Mike Taylor writes that the transition of Count Financial advice practices to a user-pays model has starkly revealed the degree to which the end to grandfathering has als...
The former Howard Government never went far enough on superannuation choice in 2005 and the Government should not baulk at addressing the problem this year, according to ...
The exclusive retail distribution deal between Acadian and Asset Management and Colonial First State ended on 31 December, a week later Acadian announced it had recruited...
Colonial First State has flagged eliminating all grandfathered remuneration from mid-2020....
The exclusive retail distribution arrangement will conclude at the end of the year which has been in place since 2005....
Bryce Quirk will replace the role previously held by Peter Chun, in the recently renamed CFS Advice Relationships department....
Linda Bruce looks at receiving income jointly as co-owners of an investment and its impact on assessable income....
Colonial First State has announced an expansion of its strategic alliance partnership with global investment management firm Baillie Gifford with the launch of the Bailli...
Advisers receiving Adviser Service Fees via Colonial First State’s superannuation funds are facing an early cut-off unless clients specifically opt in....
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...