S&P affirms four star ratings on Aviva Australian equity funds

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services today affirmed its four-star ratings on three Australian equities large-cap funds managed by Aviva Investors Australia. The three funds are the Aviva Investors Professional Dividend

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S&P finds global property securities fund performance absolutely positive but relatively negative

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Performance of currency hedged global property securities funds has continued to be strongly positive in absolute terms over the year to 30 June 2011, but most actively managed funds have

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S&P puts Invesco Wholesale Asian Share Fund on hold

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services has placed the Invesco Wholesale Asian Share Fund ‘On Hold’. This follows notification from the manager Invesco Australia Ltd. that the fund will move to

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Lonsec: plenty of new entrants to the Australian Concentrated sector

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Lonsec’s review of the Australian Equity Concentrated sector encompassed 14 funds that were formally researched and rated, and a number of other prospect funds. Lin Ngin, Senior Investment Analyst responsible

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S&P rates Russell’s new After-Tax Fund four stars

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The Russell Australian After-Tax Australian Shares Fund (the fund) has been awarded a four star – new – rating by Standard and Poor’s (S&P), in recognition of Russell’s “comprehensive and

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Lonsec: Global Emerging Markets have attracted a solid fan base

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Lonsec’s review of the Global Emerging Markets sector encompassed a broad spectrum of existing and prospect Funds, leading to a research universe of 26 funds. Following the Lonsec review process,

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Concentration of managers evident in Lonsec’s 2011 Global Long/Short Sector Review

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Lonsec’s review of the Global Equity Long/Short sector encompassed 15 funds now allocated into two categories – Global (11 funds) and regional Asia (four funds). Of these two global products

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One upgrade, one downgrade in S&P’s Australian-Equity Value peer group

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services today released its value peer group as part of its Australian Equities Large-Cap sector review. We upgraded the PM Capital Wholesale Australian Share fund to

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S&P releases Alternative Strategies – Equity Sector report

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services has released its ratings on the Alternative Strategies Equity sector, which contains three peer groups—Beta Variable, Market Exposure, and Market Neutral. We rated 38 offerings

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Lonsec releases 2011 Infrastructure Securities Funds Sector Review

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Lonsec’s 2011 review of the Infrastructure Securities Funds sector covered eight funds – six global funds, one Australian fund and one hybrid infrastructure fund. Just one fund – the Macquarie

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