This is a SuperGuide profile of Colonial First State FirstChoice, including fund performance, member demographics, value of assets under management, contact details, and administration details (such as ABN and USI).
This profile is factual information and is not an advertisement or recommendation for Colonial First State FirstChoice.
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- Colonial First State FirstChoice overview
- Colonial First State FirstChoice performance
- Awards won by Colonial First State FirstChoice
- Colonial First State FirstChoice member profile
- Colonial First State FirstChoice ABN, USI and SPIN numbers
- Colonial First State FirstChoice administration details
- Colonial First State FirstChoice contact details
Colonial First State FirstChoice overview
Colonial First State FirstChoice is a Public offer Retail fund.
Colonial First State FirstChoice has 774 investment options, 1 MySuper products authorised and 12% of its total assets are invested in a default or MySuper strategy.
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Of the 142 funds that provided asset data, Colonial First State FirstChoice ranks 6 largest in terms of total assets under management, which are valued at approximately $83.0 billion.
Of the 142 funds that provided member data, Colonial First State FirstChoice ranks 12 largest, with 710,779 members.
Colonial First State FirstChoice performance
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Awards won by Colonial First State FirstChoice
In recent years Colonial First State FirstChoice has won the following awards:
- 2021: Best Fund: Longevity Product (Chant West)
- 2021: Best Value Income Protection Insurance in Super (Money magazine)
- 2021: Highest Super Performer (Money magazine)
- 2020: Best Fund: Longevity Product (Chant West)
- 2016: Pension Fund of the year (Chant West)
- 2015: Advised Product of the Year (Chant West)
- 2014: Advised Product of the Year (Chant West)
Colonial First State FirstChoice member profile
Colonial First State FirstChoice has 710,779 members, which ranks it at number 12 largest of 139 funds.
In the 2020 financial year, the number of Colonial First State FirstChoice members changed by -1%, which places them at 43 of 139 funds in terms of growth.
In the charts below you can see the age and gender breakdown for Colonial First State FirstChoice fund membership and how that compares across all super funds.
Colonial First State FirstChoice member age overview (male)
Source: APRA. Data contained in these chart as at 30 June 2020
Colonial First State FirstChoice member age overview (female)
Source: APRA. Data contained in these chart as at 30 June 2020
In the chart below you can discover the member balances for Colonial First State FirstChoice members, and how that compares across all super funds.
The average member account balance for Colonial First State FirstChoice is $108,000.
Colonial First State FirstChoice member account balances overview
Data contained in these chart as at 30 June 2020
Colonial First State FirstChoice ABN
The Colonial First State FirstChoice ABN number is 26458298557.
Colonial First State FirstChoice has the following USI numbers
- Colonial First State FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super - FSF0511AU
- Colonial First State FirstChoice Wholesale Pension - FSF0510AU
- Colonial First State FirstChoice Employer Super - FSF0361AU
- Colonial First State FirstChoice Pension - FSF0218AU
- Colonial First State FirstChoice Personal Super - FSF0217AU
Colonial First State FirstChoice has the following SPIN numbers
- Colonial First State FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super - FSF0511AU
- Colonial First State FirstChoice Wholesale Pension - FSF0510AU
- Colonial First State FirstChoice Employer Super - FSF0361AU
- Colonial First State FirstChoice Pension - FSF0218AU
- Colonial First State FirstChoice Personal Super - FSF0217AU
Colonial First State FirstChoice administration details
Below you can find the administration details for Colonial First State FirstChoice including whether the super fund is open to the general public (Public offer) or not (Non public offer) and how Colonial First State FirstChoice is structured. You can also learn how their expenses ratio compares to other super funds, as well as the gender ratio and remuneration of their board directors.
| Fund's RSE licensee | Colonial First State Investments Limited |
| Public offer status | Public offer |
| Fund type | Retail |
| Year Started | 1988 |
| RSE licensee ownership type | Financial services corporation ownership |
| RSE licensee profit status | For profit status |
| RSE licensee board structure | Non equal representation |
| RSE licensee balance date | 6/30/2020 |
| Operating expenses ratio | 0.2% (average is 1.06%) |
| Number (and percentage) of female directors | 3 (50% - average is 39%) |
| Number (and percentage) of male directors | 3 (50% - average is 61%) |
| Total remuneration of directors on trustee board | $409,000 (average is $474,000) |
| Average remuneration of directors on trustee board | $68,000 (average is $63,000) |
Sources: APRA and publicly available information. Data contained in this table as of 30 June 2020
Colonial First State FirstChoice contact details
Below you can find contact details for Colonial First State FirstChoice including website, email and physical address as well as social media accounts if they are available.
| Address |
GPO Box 3956 Sydney NSW 2001 |
| Phone number | 1300654666 |
| Fax number | (02) 9303 3200 |
| Email address | employer@colonialfirststate.com.au |
| Website | www3.colonialfirststate.com.au/about-us/terms-and-disclosure/issuer-information.html |
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