S&P assigns ratings on five Hunter Hall Equities Funds

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services today removed from ‘On Hold’ and announced the ratings on five Hunter Hall-managed funds. The Australian Value Trust, Asian Value Trust, the Value Growth Trust,... Read more continue reading

S&P releases ratings for 2012 Global Listed Property Securities Fund sector

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services today released ratings for funds in the 2012 Global Listed Property Securities fund sector review. Peer group ratings remained relatively stable. One ‘On Hold’ rating... Read more continue reading

S&P: Alternative Equity—a viable transition for fearful cash investors

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Alternative equity strategies can deliver reliable income streams and protect capital in uncertain and volatile markets, and warrant investigation, despite the general lack of investor appetite for equity-based products. This... Read more continue reading

Zenith 2012 Domestic Long/Short Equities sector release

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Zenith has completed its 2012 Domestic Long /Short Equities Review. The 16 funds were rated from a larger universe of 45 funds. Zenith Long Short Index Daniel Liptak, Head of... Read more continue reading

van Eyk refines its ratings system for Exchange-Traded Funds

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Leading investment researcher and ratings house van Eyk has changed the way it rates exchange-traded funds to reflect the important differences between ETFs and other managed funds. van Eyk has... Read more continue reading

S&P reinstates four-star rating on AMP Capital Listed Property Trust

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services has removed from ‘On Hold’ and assigned its four-star rating on the AMP Capital Listed Property Trust. We placed the fund ‘On Hold’ on March... Read more continue reading

Advance Australian Fixed Interest Multi-Blend Fund rating unchanged

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services today stated its rating on the Advance Australian Fixed Interest Multi-Blend Fund is not affected following the manager Advance Asset Management’s announcement of changes to... Read more continue reading

S&P affirms four Vanguard Australian Fixed Interest Fund Ratings

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services has affirmed four ratings on Vanguard funds that cover passive strategies in the Australian fixed interest peer group. Three funds rated four stars are Vanguard Australian... Read more continue reading

S&P’s 2012 Fixed Interest sector review – a difficult year for active managers

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services has released its report outlining the key findings and themes from the 2012 review of the fixed interest peer group. The report covers a diverse number... Read more continue reading

S&P releases ratings on AXA North Structured Products

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services has today released its ratings on the AMP-owned AXA North Protected Growth and Protected Investment Guarantee as well as the Protected Retirement Guarantee (PRG) products.... Read more continue reading