COLONIAL FIRST STATE

People & Products

Financial Wisdom has named Tim Browne as its new general manager, following the promotion to Colonial First State of its former head, Paul Barrett....

People & Products

The head of the Commonwealth Bank’s financial planning arm, Financial Wisdom, Paul Barrett, has been appointed to the role of general manager, distribution, with Colonial...

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Funds management

The Australian equities market will continue to produce strong returns over the next 12 months on the back of sustained economic growth fuelled by infrastructure projects...

Financial planning

Colonial First State has added a margin lending option to its FirstChoice platform, with the group becoming the first in the market to offer advisers a fully integrated m...

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Financial planning

Colonial First State Global Asset Management has signalled its intention to launch a new global listed infrastructure fund in the next few months....

Financial planning

Colonial First State will soon be in the market for a new chief executive, following the resignation announced today of John Pearce....

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Financial planning

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Financial planning

Colonial First State Global Asset Management has become the latest domestic financial services organisation to sign up for the United Nations’ Principles for Responsible ...

Financial planning

Colonial First State has established a US$1 billion Euro Commercial Paper Program for its Wholesale Geared Share Fund, enabling the fund to borrow outside Australia for t...

Financial planning

Funds investing in local and global property securities and blend-style share funds were the dominant players among Australian managed funds launched during the past 12 m...

Financial planning

St George Wealth Management has selected 11 fund managers to join its preferred partners program, announcing in the process that it has scrapped a controversial up-front ...

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Funds management

Australia’s ageing population is fuelling an upswing in the popularity of listed property funds, with 81 per cent of advisers having placed investments in the asset class...

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Financial planning

Aviva has signalled it is on the acquisition trail with a senior appointment to look after future deals....

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Financial planning

Macquarie Margin Lending has launched a new investment loan aimed at middle income earners that has done away with the most unpopular feature associated with these types ...

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