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CFS Edge Investment Detection Now Built In

Learn how updated Admin Fee calculations for CFS Edge now factor in Accelerate discounts and family-linked accounts for sharper projections

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Written by Maria Iglesias - Content Lead
Updated over a month ago

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Overview

AdviserLogic can now identify the underlying investment types held within CFS Edge platforms and accurately categorise them for admin fee modelling, improving admin fee accuracy across Super, Pension, and Investment products.

We heard your feedback. Manually assigning asset types for CFS Edge was time-consuming and added needless work.

With this update, AdviserLogic identifies each holding and classifies it into the correct category:

- Accelerate 100 SMAs

- Accelerate 30 SMAs

- Cash

- Eligible Funds

- International Securities

- Other Assets

All Advice Scenarios Supported

AdviserLogic identifies the relevant asset types whether you are working with a client’s existing CFS Edge platform or modelling a recommended one. This removes the need to manually categorise holdings during reviews, switches, or new advice strategies.

This capability is fully supported across both Digital Advice and Advice Tools workflows, so your admin fee calculations stay consistent no matter where the strategy is built.

👉 Flexible Fee Inputs

You can still edit the asset breakdown if you need to.

Enter values under:
• Accelerate Series SMAs
• International Securities
• Eligible Funds

AdviserLogic will apply the appropriate admin fee calculation based on your inputs, giving you control where needed without losing efficiency.

Access

To access this feature, select the ℹ️ icon next to your CFS Edge Platform Admin Fees on the Fee Comparison screen within a Digital Advice Scenario or in Digital Advice Tools.

Once selected, you'll see a detailed breakdown of the Admin Fee, including how each component is being calculated for your specific scenario.

Understanding the CFS Edge Admin Fee Breakdown

This screen displays how Admin Fees are calculated for CFS Edge Super, Pension, and Investment platforms based on the asset categorisation and applicable tiered fee structure.

Account Balance

Reflects the total amount you've used to begin the recommendation - in this example, $45,000.

Acc 100 SMAs & Eligible Funds

These categories are excluded from the Admin Fee calculation, as they qualify for a 100% discount under the fee methodology.

Applicable Balance

Represents the portion of the account used to calculate tiered fees. Acc 30 SMAs, along with other eligible assets, are included here.

Tiered Fee Calculation

The Applicable Balance is assessed against CFS Edge’s tiered admin fee rates:

  • The first $500,000 is charged at 0.28%

  • Any amount in the higher brackets would be charged at progressively lower rates

Additional Fees and Discounts

  • Accelerated Series Discount - Eligible Accelerate 100 investments are included.

  • Account Keeping Fee - is a fixed $300 per investor.

  • Total Administration Fee is calculated as:
    (Tiered Fee – Accelerated Discount + Account Keeping Fee)

Manual Adjustments

Select the pencil icon from the top left of the window to view and edit the Account Balance breakdown across investment categories.

You can reassign amounts if required, then Save to reflect the updated Admin Fee calculation.

Apply Family Fee Aggregation Discounts

If you want to apply Family Fee Aggregation, AdviserLogic allows you to link accounts across Super, Pension, and Investment platforms, including family member accounts. This ensures that tiered admin fee discounts are applied proportionately across the full family group.

You can access the Fee Aggregation option by hovering over the platform name in the Comparison screen, or by opening the ℹ️ icon and selecting the link button located above the edit icon in the top-right corner of the window.

Add Members & Platforms

You can add an account for the member you’re currently advising, or select Add Member/Entity to include additional family members and their accounts.

Select the Add Member button from the top left of the fee Aggregation window.

When you add a member for Fee Aggregation, a new section will open for each one beneath the clients existing record.

In this section, you can select the member from the client’s existing partner or entity records already captured in AdviserLogic, or choose Other to add a member or entity who isn’t currently recorded in the system

This gives you the flexibility to model fee aggregation for both known relationships and external family members.

Next, select the applicable CFS Edge platform for each account

Enter Account Balances

Once added, enter the Total Balance for each linked account.

The system will initially allocate the full balance to Other Assets, which you can then redistribute manually across the available fields:

Accelerate 100 SMAs

Eligible Funds

Cash

Accelerate 30 SMAs

International Securities

Other

The allocation will automatically adjust the Applicable Balance and recalculate admin fees accordingly.

Review Fee Savings

After all members and balances are added, select Next to view a summary of fee savings.


The page will open on the Administration Fee (with Aggregation) section.

You’ll see:

Account Balances and Applicable Amounts

This screen provides a detailed view of how administration fees are calculated after applying Family Fee Aggregation for a selected account.

  • The total account balance is shown alongside any amounts held in Accelerate 100 SMAs and Eligible Funds, which are excluded from fee calculations.

  • The applicable balance is the portion used to apply the tiered admin fee rates.

Tiered Fee Structure

  • The applicable balance is divided across predefined fee tiers, each with a corresponding rate for super and investment platforms.

  • The fee is calculated by applying these rates to the relevant balance portions.

Total Discounts & Fees Section

This section outlines how fee aggregation impacts the final calculation:

  • Total Percentage Admin Fee shows the amount before any aggregation discount

  • Total Discounted Admin Fee reflects the reduced fee after applying aggregation

  • Apportioned Admin Fee shows the portion allocated to this specific account

  • Number of Linked Accounts helps determine how fees are distributed across the group

  • Account Keeping Fee is a fixed fee applied per investor

Final Total

The final Total Admin Fee combines the apportioned admin fee and the account keeping fee.


If aggregation results in a saving, it is displayed at the bottom of the screen in green.

📌Note

  • You will need to scroll down to view the full breakdown and savings

  • You can edit the value of the investments by selecting the pencil icon from the top right of the window


View Admin Fees With and Without Aggregation

To compare the impact of fee aggregation, scroll to the bottom of the window or minimise the Administration Fee (with Aggregation) section.

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This will reveal the Administration Fee (without Aggregation) section, allowing you to clearly see the difference in total fees and potential savings.

This section displays how the administration fee would be calculated for the selected account without applying Family Fee Aggregation.

Account Balance and Tiered Rates

  • The account balance is assessed against the standard tiered fee structure.

  • Only the relevant tier is applied based on the balance, with remaining tiers showing as $0.

  • The Percentage Admin Fee is calculated using this tiered structure.

Fixed Fee Inclusion

A Fixed Admin Fee (Account Keeping Fee) is then added per investor.

Final Admin Fee Total

  • The Total Administration Fee combines both the tiered percentage fee and the fixed admin fee.

  • This figure represents the fee outcome without any linked accounts or aggregation discounts applied.

This comparison allows you to clearly demonstrate the fee impact of applying Family Fee Aggregation.

You can then proceed to the Review step or continue building your strategy.

Accelerate Series Discounts for CFS Edge and Eligible Managed Funds

The following discounts apply based on investment composition:

➤ 100% discount for SMAs holding only Accelerate 100 Series investments

➤ 30% discount for SMAs with Accelerate 30 Series investments

➤ 100% discount for Managed Funds with eligible investments


📌Note

Not all Accelerate 30 and 100 Series SMAs are currently available to recommend through Digital Advice (DA).

You can, however, include these SMAs as part of your clients’ existing investments via CFS Edge datafeeds.

👉 We are actively working with CFS Edge to make these SMAs available for recommendation within Digital Advice in the future.


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