Managers Take Different Approaches To Address Mortgage Fund Liquidity With Mixed Outcomes, says S&P

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services’ rated nine mortgage fund products as part of its Australian Fixed Interest -Mortgages sector review. The funds included six conventional mortgage funds, two hybrid funds,... Read more continue reading

S&P Three-Star ‘NEW’ Rating for Australian Unity Diversified Property Fund

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services today assigned its three-star ‘NEW’ rating to the Australian Unity Diversified Property Fund, managed by Australian Unity Property Funds Management Ltd. In September 2010, Australian... Read more continue reading

Lonsec releases its Global Equity Fund Sector Review

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Lonsec’s latest Global Equity Fund Sector Review included 36 large cap and three small cap funds. x Of these, nine large cap funds attained Lonsec’s top rating, Highly Recommended, including... 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

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

S&P Three-Star ‘NEW’ Rating for Glennon Capital Small Companies Portfolio

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services today assigned its three-star ‘NEW’ rating to the Glennon Capital Small Companies Portfolio, a SMA model portfolio which is managed by Glennon Capital and available... Read more continue reading

All Star Maple-Brown Abbott Listed Property Fund earns “Investment Grade” rating by Lonsec*.

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Kate Mulligan, Managing Director of All Star Funds has announced today a rating of “Investment Grade” by Lonsec for the All Star MBA Listed Property Fund. X Maple-Brown Abbott (MBA)... Read more continue reading

Principal Real Estate Investors Ranked Among “Greenest Companies” in the U.S.

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Commercial Property Executive recognizes company’s green commercial real estate initiatives Principal Real Estate Investors, the fourth largest institutional real estate manager in the United States, is among the greenest commercial real... Read more continue reading

Lonsec releases its Small Cap Australian Equity Sector Review

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Lonsec’s review of the Large Cap Australian Equity Fund sector encompassed 36 active funds across traditional small cap, mid cap and micro cap funds. Lin Ngin, Senior Investment Analyst responsible... Read more continue reading

Lonsec releases its Large Cap Australian Equity Sector Review

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Lonsec’s review of the Large Cap Australian Equity Fund sector encompassed 36 active funds within the peer group considered “mainstream” funds. Of these, 10 attained Lonsec’s top rating, Highly Recommended,... Read more continue reading