Alternative investments have become increasingly attractive to retail investors as knowledge and awareness of the sector gains pace. While infrastructure funds have been ...
Master trust fee levels will ultimately be determined by investors, through innovations such as Colonial’s FirstChoice master trust. KATE KACHOR reports....
The debate on growth pensions appears to have deflated, despite promises from the Government. GEORGE LIONDIS reports....
The funds management and banking sectors have been in an acquisition frenzy during the past two years, fulfilling the industry prophecy of rationalisation. FIONA MOORE ta...
The BT group is expected to join the growing list of major funds management groups in Australia to push headlong into the burgeoning hedge fund scene with the launch of a...
Colonial First State has questioned the need for a straight through processing service to hit the market, claiming such an offering at this stage would be a case of too l...
Colonial First State Investments has pulled out of New Zealand and transferred responsibility for distributing its funds to fellow Commonwealth Bank subsidiary, Sovereign...
Efficient market theory does work according to Kevin Bailey who writes that the problem actually lies in the advice and research clients receive....
Product innovation and demographic change is making margin lending products more attractive to a wider audience. SUE WEBSTER reports on the push of margin lending into th...
Colonial First State Investments raked in more than $934 million in retail fund inflows over the March quarter, almost $400 million more than its nearest competitor, AMP,...
Colonial First State has completed almost nine months of preparations for its much anticipated new master trust, gearing up to launch the investment platform to its finan...
Consistent outperformance across a range of asset classes was the key to accolades in the multi-sector category of the 2002 Fund Manager of the Year awards....
Colonial First State is to make a major push to sell its products through the Commonwealth Bank branches, says group executive investment Peter Polson....
When Greg Perry announced his departure from CFS, DOMINIC McCORMICK says a vintage exhibition of marketing muscle and finesse left many research houses dancing to the inv...
Colonial First State has announced senior portfolio manager Simon Shields the successor to Greg Perry as the portfolio manager for the group’s flagship Australian equitie...
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...