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

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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

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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.

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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

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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,

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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,

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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

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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

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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

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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

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