Threadneedle Investment Strategy Update April 2011

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Risk assets have absorbed an awful lot of bad news over the past month and their resilience can be ascribed partly to the attractive valuations that have long underpinned our... Read more continue reading

S&P Withdraws Rating On ING Global Equity Opportunities Fund At Manager's Request

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services today withdrew its ratings on the ING Global Equity Opportunities Fund at the request of the manager, ING Investment Management Ltd. x This follows the... Read more continue reading

UBS Australian Small Companies Fund Remains 'On Hold'

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services today stated that the UBS Australian Small Companies fund remains ‘On Hold’ following UBS’s confirmation that two members of its three-person Australian-equities small-cap team—Jeremy Bendeich... Read more continue reading

AFA: calls again to restrict use of the term "financial advisor" under legislation

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For better consumer protection, AFA again calls to enshrine the term “Financial adviser” In its 2009 submission to the Ripoll Inquiry, the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) called for the... Read more continue reading

Investor Signposts: Week Beginning April 17 2011

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Upcoming economic and financial market events x The big picture Aussie businesses have to cope with a lot. The global environment has been far from stable in recent years, what with... Read more continue reading

S&P Fund Services Rates North Protected Retirement Guarantee As 'Strong'

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S&P Fund Services has assigned its ‘Strong’ rating to the North Protected Retirement Guarantee (PRG). The rating reflects our view that the product is the superior guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit... Read more continue reading

AFA: Sarah Riegelhuth takes on role as GenXt Chair

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has announced the 2011/2012 GenXt Committee, appointing financial adviser Sarah Riegelhuth from Wealth Enhancers as Chair. x Richard Klipin, the CEO of the AFA... Read more continue reading

S&P Assigns Three-Star Rating To MLC Global Property Securities Fund

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services today removed from ‘On Hold’ and assigned its three-star rating to the MLC Global Property Securities Trust. We placed the fund ‘On Hold’ last year... Read more continue reading

New appointment for Lonsec’s Equity Research team

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As a result of growth in demand for specialised equity research, Lonsec has added another resource to its Equity Research team. x Nicholas Yaxley joined Lonsec in March 2011 to focus... Read more continue reading