Market Vectors Australian Property ETF (MVA) awarded 4-star ‘superior rating’

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Market Vectors ETFs, the exchange traded fund business of Van Eck Global, announced that its Market Vectors Australian Property ETF has received a four-star superior rating from SQM Research, an

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Zenith rates AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund ‘Recommended’

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Global asset manager AllianceBernstein’s diversification into the Australian retail market continued when the firm announced that its Global High Income Fund (GHI) had been rated ‘Recommended’ by independent investment research

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Federation Managed Accounts added to AU PFS approved platform list

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Australian Unity Personal Financial Services (AU PFS) has added Federation Managed Accounts (Federation) to its approved platform list, a move it expects will contribute to future business growth. Steve Davis,

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Bendigo SmartStart Super awarded 5 star rating by CANSTAR

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Bendigo SmartStart Super® has been awarded a 5-star rating by CANSTAR in the pre-retiree superannuation category for superannuation funds that anyone can join. Premier financial data provider, CANSTAR, is Australia and New

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MPPM recognised with Lonsec ‘RecommendedSMA’ ratings for three model portfolios

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Macquarie Private Portfolio Management Limited’s (MPPM) three Australian equity model portfolios: MPPM Growth, MPPM Core and MPPM Income, have each received ‘RecommendedSMA’ ratings from Lonsec. Through initiating coverage of the separately

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Zenith 2013 Infrastructure Sector Review

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The Listed Infrastructure sector performed very strongly over the past 12 months, with S&P Global Infrastructure Index returning over 20%. Zenith noted that “all nine funds that achieved a rating

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Lonsec releases its Australian Equity Long/Short Sector Review

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Lonsec’s review of the Australian Equity Long/Short sector encompassed 12 funds across a diverse range of products,  which Lonsec has broadly categorised as either ‘beta 1’ or ‘variable beta’. Lin

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S&P Fund Services Assigns Three Stars To Hunter Hall Value Growth Trust

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services assigned its three-star rating to the Hunter Hall Value Growth Trust, based on the manager Hunter Hall Investment Management’s continuing stable management, enhanced investment process, and

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Lonsec releases its Large Cap Australian Equity Sector Review

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Lonsec’s review of the Large Cap Australian Equity Fund sector encompassed 36 active funds within the peer group considered “mainstream” funds. Of these, 10 attained Lonsec’s top rating, Highly Recommended,

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Experience & Long-term Results Underpins Zenith’s ISAM Systematic Fund ‘Recommended’ Rating

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Zenith Investment Partners Pty Ltd (Zenith) Head of Alternatives Research Daniel Liptak has announced that International Standard Asset Management (ISAM) Systematic Fund has received a RECOMMENDED rating. With offices in

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