S&P puts sell rating on two Macquarie small cap funds

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services has moved its ratings for the Macquarie Australian Small Companies Fund and the Macquarie Australian Microcaps Fund from ‘On Hold’ to ‘Sell’. This follows the

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S&P: Fund ratings unaffected as John Sevior leaves Perpetual

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services has announced that ratings of Perpetual’s Australian equities funds are unaffected after the announcement that John Sevior will not return to his role as head

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S&P releases 2011 Multi-Sector Review

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services today released a report outlining the key findings, trends, themes and relative performance of the multi-sector group of funds rated by S&P. The 2011 sector

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S&P places three Macquarie funds ‘on hold’

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services has placed three Macquarie Investment Management Ltd. funds ‘On Hold’, following the resignation with immediate effect of portfolio manager Neil Carter, and analysts Jim Copland

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Managed Futures and Macro Funds shine in tumultuous third quarter

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services has released ratings of its Alternatives–Futures sector review which include Commodity Futures, Commodity Trading Adviser (CTA)/Managed Futures, and Global Macro funds. BlackRock Asset Allocation Alpha Fund

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No ratings changes to Advance funds following changes

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services have announced that there would be no change to the ratings on the Advance Property Securities Multiblend Fund, or the Advance Australian Shares Multiblend Fund, following

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S&P puts six Hunter Hall funds on hold

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services today placed six Hunter Hall funds on hold following the departure of Jack Lowenstein, deputy CIO and senior portfolio manager.  Mr Lowenstein had been with

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S&P rates Aviva Investors SMA model portfolios 4 stars

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services today assigned its four-star ratings to Aviva Investors Dividend Builder SMA model portfolio and Aviva Investors Core Opportunities SMA model portfolio indicating we have conviction

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S&P recruits new talent

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services has announced the addition of four new analysts to the Fund Services team. Associate Director Josh Hall and Rating Specialist Matthew Conacher have joined the S&P

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S&P’s rating on APN AREIT Fund unaffected by departure

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services today announced that its four-star rating on APN Funds Management Ltd’s APN AREIT Fund is not affected following the announcement that Andrew Smith, fund manager,

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