S&P withdraws ratings on two ING Funds

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services has withdrawn ratings on ING Alpha Plus Australian Share Fund and ING Extended Alpha Australian Share Fund following notification of the termination of the funds

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Colonial First State Global Property Securities Fund rating unaffected by portfolio manager departure

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services today stated its rating on the Colonial First State Wholesale Colliers Global Property Securities Fund is unaffected by the departure of Stuart Martin, a Senior

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S&P: Corals Commodity Fund rating unaffected by proposed change in Responsible Entity

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services today stated that its rating on the Barclays Corals Commodity Fund is unaffected by Barclays’s proposed change of responsible entity from Aurora Funds Management to

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BlackRock Index Fund ratings unaffected by fee reduction

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services today stated that its ratings on a range of BlackRock index funds are unaffected by the manager’s announcement that it would lower its management fees

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S&P places UBS Property Securities Funds ‘On Hold’

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services today placed the UBS Global Property Securities Fund and UBS Property Securities Fund ‘On Hold’. This follows a change in portfolio and research responsibilities, and

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S&P: Australian equity large-cap fund managers striving to stay on top

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Big brand and boutique managers alike continue to raise the bar in the quality and scope of research undertaken within the Australian equity sector, according to Standard & Poor’s Fund

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S&P assigns Four-Star ‘NEW’ Rating to Advance Alternative Strategies Multi-Blend Fund

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services today assigned its four-star ‘NEW’ rating to the Advance Alternative Strategies Multi-Blend Fund, which is a hybrid approach to fund-of-hedge-funds (FOHF) investing managed through a

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S&P Fund Services rates CBA Capital Series Spectrum product as ‘Strong’

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services has assigned its ‘STRONG’ rating to the Commonwealth Bank’s (CBA)’s Capital Series Spectrum product, indicating it is an efficient and effective structure offering a value

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S&P assigns Three-Star ‘New’ rating to Hunter Hall Asian Value Trust

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services today assigned its three-star ‘new’ rating to the Hunter Hall Asian Value Trust, which is managed by Hunter Hall Investment Management using the same process as

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S&P awards four stars to Pengana Asian Equities Fund

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services today assigned its four-star rating to the Pengana Asian Equities Fund, which is a long/short beta variable equity fund managed by Pengana Capital Ltd. The

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