S&P releases Alternative Strategies – Equity Sector report

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services has released its ratings on the Alternative Strategies Equity sector, which contains three peer groups—Beta Variable, Market Exposure, and Market Neutral. We rated 38 offerings

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S&P announces international equity research service in Australia

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Standard & Poor’s has announced that it is launching International Equities Research services for the Australian market on 1 September 2011. S&P International Equity Research provides independent equity investment perspectives,

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Listed infrastructure sector sees positive inflows – S&P

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The listed infrastructure universe continues to grow and was estimated at more than US$2.4 trillion as at Dec. 31, 2010, according to Standard & Poor’s Fund Services’ Listed Infrastructure Sector

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S&P fund upgrades in Australian Equities concentrated sector

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S&P launches non-tailored Model Portfolio and APL Service

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services today unveiled its S&P Portfolio Services (SPPS) solution, developed specifically by its Wealth Management Services (WMS) team for Australia’s retail intermediaries. “SPPS has been developed

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S&P releases International Property – Listed Sector Review

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services released its ratings on 21 funds in the International Property – Listed sector review. Most ratings have remained stable, with 15 affirmations, but we also

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S&P cautious on listed infrastructure

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services today released its ratings on its Listed Infrastructure sector, affirming ratings on nine funds, upgrading one, assigning two new ratings, and withdrawing its rating on

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S&P downgrades Perpetual Wholesale Concentrated Equity Fund

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services has removed from ‘On Hold’ and lowered to four stars from five stars its rating on the Perpetual Wholesale Concentrated Equity fund (CEF). We placed the

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Fidelity The Only Five-Star Manager In S&P’s Australian Equities Large-Cap Growth/GARP Peer Group

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services today released its Growth/GARP (growth at a reasonable price) peer group as part of its Australian-Equities Large-Cap sector review. Fidelity was the only manager to

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