Zenith reaffirms rating on Australian Unity Healthcare Property Trust

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The Healthcare Property Trust (HPT) is a sector specific, open-ended unlisted property trust representing a mature fund within the sector with a solid established track record. Strategically placed to provide

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MLC Australian Share Fund rating unaffected following manager changes

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services today stated that its three-star rating on the MLC Wholesale Australian Share Fund is unchanged following significant changes to the fund’s underlying manager line-up.  The

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Zenith 2012 Global Long/Short Equities Sector Release

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Zenith has completed its 2012 Global Long/Short Equities Review. From an initial universe of 34 Domestic Long/Short Funds Zenith has rated 3 funds “Highly Recommended”, 14 funds “Recommended” and 1

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Lonsec global emerging markets review

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Emerging market investors have endured a rocky ride over the last 12 months. For those true believers in the merits of an expanding emerging markets allocation, the unpleasant view of

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S&P releases ratings for 2012 Global Listed Property Securities Fund sector

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services today released ratings for funds in the 2012 Global Listed Property Securities fund sector review. Peer group ratings remained relatively stable. One ‘On Hold’ rating

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van Eyk refines its ratings system for Exchange-Traded Funds

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Leading investment researcher and ratings house van Eyk has changed the way it rates exchange-traded funds to reflect the important differences between ETFs and other managed funds. van Eyk has

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S&P assigns three stars to two BT Australian Share Value Funds

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services today assigned three-star ratings to the BT Ptnr Aus Shr Val 1 Retail and BT Ptnr Aus Shr Val 1 WS funds. Both are classed

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S&P releases global emerging market review

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services today released ratings covering 27 global emerging-market capabilities across the three peer groups of global emerging markets, Asia ex Japan, and single country (including China

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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 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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