CFS Edge managed accounts
Transform the way you do business
We've designed CFS Edge around a suite of portfolio management tools to suit any advice model.
Choosing the right managed account (SMA)
Select an off-the-shelf SMA from one of our many high-quality portfolio managers.
Choose to be more hands-on and partner with the experts to build a tailored SMA to meet your clients’ and business needs.
Build your own or partner with others to reduce the cost of investing for your clients (coming soon).
Managed discretionary accounts (MDA)
Model portfolios
Access CFS Edge’s portfolio construction and rebalancing tools to allow you to efficiently deliver personal advice to your clients.
Managed accounts with 0% admin fees CFS Edge Accelerate 100
Harness the power of zero admin fees, zero clunky rebates and zero full menu restrictions
Why CFS Edge managed accounts?
Boost business performance
- On average, advisers save 17.1 hours a week by using managed accounts1
- Less time on research, records of advice, portfolio implementation and paperwork
- 41% of advisers using managed accounts found them to be an appropriate way to meet client best interests.2
Access expert portfolio management
- Whether off-the-shelf or custom-built, managed accounts provide access to quality portfolio management
- Deliver a risk-managed professional portfolio management solution without the administrative and compliance burden
- Efficient and consistent portfolio implementation and rebalancing.
Transform your value proposition
- 82% of advisers using managed accounts found benefits to their value proposition3
- 45% of advisers using managed accounts said they had greater focus on client goals4
- Increased frequency and improved quality of client engagement.
Additional portfolio changes
New managed accounts on CFS Edge
We’ve partnered with 4 leading investment managers, Morningstar, Atchison, Drummond and Russell Investments to expand the investment choice on CFS Edge, with 31 new managed accounts.
Morningstar:
- 6 Diversified portfolios under the Medallist Core Portfolio series: Conservative, Moderate, Balanced, Growth and High Growth and All Growth Portfolios
Atchison:
- 4 Diversified portfolios: Active 55, 70, ETF 55 and 70
- 6 Single sector portfolios: Australian shares, International shares, Real Assets Portfolio, Alternatives Portfolio, Long Duration Portfolio, Floating Rate Portfolio
Drummond:
- 9 Diversified portfolios
- Direct 50, 70 and 90 Portfolio
- Strategic 30, 50, 70, 90 and 100 Plus Portfolio
- Dynamic Portfolio
Russell Investments:
- 6 Diversified portfolios: Conservative, Diversified 50, Balanced, Growth, High Growth and Geared 120 Portfolios.
Please refer to the CFS Separately Managed Account PDS for full details of these new portfolio options.
Unleash in ways you never thought possible
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1. January 2023 Managed Accounts Report, Investment Trends Pty Ltd, Executive summary, page 10, Section 1.2
2. January 2023 Managed Accounts Report, Investment Trends Pty Ltd, page 45, Question 18: “What do you see as the benefits of recommending managed accounts?”
3. January 2023 Managed Accounts Report, Investment Trends Pty Ltd, page 45, Question 18: “What do you see as the benefits of recommending managed accounts?”
4. January 2023 Managed Accounts Report, Investment Trends Pty Ltd, Executive summary, page 10, Section 1.2
January 2023 Managed Accounts Report, Investment Trends Pty Ltd
Report released: March 2023. Report based on a quantitative online survey of financial advisers between November 2022 and January 2023. Sample size n=632 financial advisers. Copyright Investment Trends 2023.
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