Lonsec’s 2012 Infrastructure Securities Sector Review

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Lonsec’s 2012 Infrastructure Securities Sector Review encompassed one Australian and six global infrastructure securities funds, as well as one hybrid infrastructure fund. “Our increased conviction in management teams has resulted... Read more continue reading

Liquidity is aim of the game in Alternative Strategies – Multi-Asset Sector

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Fund-of-hedge-fund (FoHF) strategies continue to modify holdings in order to provide more liquidity and potentially more alternative returns. This is one of the key findings in S&P Fund Service’s sector... Read more continue reading

Zenith issues ratings on three BetaShares ETFs

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Zenith has issued ratings on three  BetaShare  ETFs – the US Dollar ETF (Recommended), BetaShares Australian High Interest Cash ETF (Recommended) and BetaShares Gold Bullion ETF – Currency Hedged (Recommended). BetaShares US Dollar... Read more continue reading

Risk-on risk-off phenomenon creates problems for global equity managers

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services has announced the final release of ratings from its 2011–2012 global equities sector review today. Funds rated in the style neutral, thematic, global small-cap, multi-manager,... Read more continue reading

AMPCI’s Responsible Investment Leaders Share Fund rating unchanged

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services today announced that its three-star rating on AMP Capital Investment’s (AMPCI’s) Responsible Investment Leaders (RIL) Share Fund is unchanged following the announcement that Mary McLaughlin,... Read more continue reading

Global equity managers focused on defensive blue chips & Asian revenues

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services has announced the first release of ratings from its 2011–2012 global equities sector review today. Funds rated in the growth/GARP, value, unconstrained equity, and indexed... Read more continue reading

S&P affirms ratings after Vanguard announces management fee reduction

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services has affirmed its ratings on Vanguard’s S&P rated funds, following Vanguard’s announcement today that it proposes reducing its management fees on a number of its... Read more continue reading

AMPCI Corporate Bond Fund assigned Five-Stars in 2012 Fixed Interest Review

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services has released ratings for funds in the 2012 Australian fixed interest sector review. All ratings remained unchanged except for AMP Capital’s Corporate Bond Fund which... Read more continue reading

S&P releases Mortgage Fund sector review

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services has released ratings for funds in the 2012 mortgage fund sector review. All ratings remained stable.   There were three funds reviewed, which included one conventional mortgage... Read more continue reading

van Eyk realigns its strategy to meet the new investment market challenges

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Investment research provider and ratings house van Eyk is addressing the challenges of the future by realigning its research resources and output with its long term asset allocation strategy.  van... Read more continue reading