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Home / Super funds / Colonial First State FirstChoice Superannuation Trust

Colonial First State FirstChoice Superannuation Trust

Danilo Jr ParraOctober 12, 2021

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.

On this page

  • Colonial First State FirstChoice overview
  • Colonial First State FirstChoice ABN and USIs
  • Colonial First State FirstChoice performance
  • Awards won by Colonial First State FirstChoice
  • Colonial First State FirstChoice member profile
  • 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 775 investment options, 1 MySuper products authorised and 13% of its total assets are invested in a default or MySuper strategy.

   Learn more about MySuper funds and the different types of super funds.

Of the 123 funds that provided asset data, Colonial First State FirstChoice ranks 6 largest in terms of total assets under management, which are valued at approximately $89.912 billion.

Of the 123 funds that provided member data, Colonial First State FirstChoice ranks 12 largest, with 672,825 members.

Colonial First State FirstChoice is one of the 14 super funds that has committed to achieving net zero absolute carbon emissions in their investment portfolios by 2050, in alignment with the Paris Agreement.


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 EMPLOYER SUPER FSF0361AU
COLONIAL FIRST STATE FIRSTCHOICE PENSION FSF0218AU
COLONIAL FIRST STATE FIRSTCHOICE PERSONAL SUPER FSF0217AU
COLONIAL FIRST STATE FIRSTCHOICE WHOLESALE PENSION FSF0510AU
COLONIAL FIRST STATE FIRSTCHOICE WHOLESALE PERSONAL SUPER FSF0511AU
Total Care Plan Super 26458298557008

Note: A USI (Unique Superannuation Identifier) is used so that you or your employer pays your super contributions into the correct super fund.


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)
  • 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)

   Learn more about the Super funds of the year awards and Pension funds of the year awards.

Colonial First State FirstChoice member profile

In the 2021 financial year, the number of Colonial First State FirstChoice members changed by -5%, which places them at 77 of 147 funds in terms of growth.

43.7% of Colonial First State FirstChoice's members are female (compared to an average of 43% across all funds), and 56.3% are male (compared to an average of 57% across all funds).

Colonial First State FirstChoice member gender overview

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 2021

Colonial First State FirstChoice member age overview (female)

Source: APRA. Data contained in these chart as at 30 June 2021

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 $133,000.

Colonial First State FirstChoice member account balances overview

Data contained in these chart as at 30 June 2021

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 6/30/2021
Operating expenses ratio 0.1% (average is 1.2%)
Number (and percentage) of female directors 1 (25% - average is 33.6%)
Number (and percentage) of male directors 3 (75% - average is 66.4%)
Total remuneration of directors on trustee board $338,000 (average is $627,000)
Average remuneration of directors on trustee board $85,000 (average is $89,000)

Sources: APRA and publicly available information. Data contained in this table as of 30 June 2021

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

Sydney

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
Social media accounts
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