Zenith releases 2013 Equity Market Neutral Sector Review

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Zenith has completed its 2013 Equity Market Neutral Sector Review. From an initial universe of 13 Market Neutral products, six funds were rated “Highly Recommended” and one fund was rated

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Zenith rates La Trobe Australian Mortgages Fund

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The La Trobe Australian Mortgage Fund provides investors with an exposure to a diversified, Australia-wide portfolio of real estate mortgage securities. The Fund has four investment options with the Pooled

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Multi-asset real return funds prove popular for transition to retirement

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Research house Lonsec said multi-asset class funds are in the midst of a revolution, with regulation and investor demand driving product development and a heightened focus on investors’ needs. The

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Zenith updates ratings on four State Street ETFs

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Zenith has reaffirmed its ratings on four ETFs from State Street Global Advisors. The results were as follows: SPDR® S&P/ASX 200 Fund (ASX: STW) – HIGHLY RECOMMENDED (upgraded from Recommended)

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S&P Capital IQ closes the Fund Services business in Australia

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S&P Capital IQ, a leading provider of multi-asset class data, research, and analytics, today closed its S&P Fund Services business, including the Australian Funds Research and Wealth Management Services business

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Zenith rates BlackRock Fixed Income GlobalAlpha Fund

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Zenith rates BlackRock Fixed Income GlobalAlpha Fund Highly Recommended. The Fund offers to investors an exposure to global fixed income markets through an active, systematic, quantitative investment process. Institutional-grade risk management

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Zenith 2012 International Shares Sector Review

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Developed and emerging markets are continuing to merge, according to Zenith Investment Partners 2012 International Shares sector review. Where a company is domiciled is no longer such a focus for

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Zenith rates the OCTIS Asia Pacific Fund Recommended

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OCTIS Asset Management (the “Manager”) is an Asian multi-strategy hedge fund manager that offers the OCTIS Asia Pacific Fund (the “Fund”). The Fund uses a combination of strategies with the

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Lonsec expands research team with senior appointments

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Following its recent “Research House of the Year 2012” award, Lonsec has made a number of senior appointments across its research business. David Erdonmez has been appointed General Manager –

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Lonsec upgrades Bennelong’s ex-20 fund rating to ‘Recommended’

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The Bennelong ex-20 Australian Equities Fund (the Fund) has been awarded a ‘Recommended’ rating by Lonsec, an upgrade from the Fund’s previous ‘Investment Grade’ rating. The Fund is managed by

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