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S&P gives Principal Global Investors four stars and an upgrade

Standard & Poor's (S&P) has awarded the Principal Global Strategic Income Fund an Assirt rating of four stars as well as a 'strong' rating regarding the manager's capabilities in both the Business Management and the Global High Income sectors. The 'strong' ...

Saunders to leave Challenger following QIC deal

... expertise," Challenger chief executive wealth management Chris Cuffe says. Saunders, who was previously head of research house Assirt, has been with Challenger for just over 18 months and will leave the company with Cave following a transition period. ...

S&P/Assirt likes Zurich changes

Standard & Poor's/Assirt has given Zurich Australia's business management and international shares capability, as managed by Lazard, a 'Strong' rating. "Zurich Australia is emerging as a more focused business with a clear and well-defined strategy of ...

Two CSAM funds on hold

... Suisse Asset Management (CSAM) funds on hold following the resignation of its seven person high-yield team in New York. The ASSIRT ratings on CSAM's High Yield fund and Global Hybrid Income fund will be placed on hold pending a manager review and clarification ...

S&P likes First Samuel's management and Australian shares offerings

Standard & Poor's (S&P) has given boutique manager First Samuel an Assirt rating of 'strong' in relation to the organisation's management, coupled with an Assirt rating of 'competent' for the manager's Australian shares products. FSL actively manages ...

Standard & Poor's gives Tankstream Property fund the three-star treatment

... with the fund's peer group. Additional information was also sourced from Standard & Poor's newly acquired research house ASSIRT Research. In 2004 ASSIRT had conducted an evaluation of researchers in the property sector. Under this review an assessment ...

MLC's MasterKey surpasses $6 billion

... clients work with their advisers to tailor custom-made solutions," Waldon says. According to the latest Standard & Poor's/Assirt market research data National/MLC is the largest platform administrator (as at December last year) with a total of $49 billion ...

HFA Octane Series 2 rated 'investment grade'

Standard & Poor's (S&P) has given the newly launched HFA Octane Series 2 fund an Assirt 'investment grade' rating. The fund of hedge funds was rated using S&P's classification system where returns and relative risk are compared against a traditional ...

S&P ASSIRT Market Share findings reveal strong inflows for industry

Preliminary finds from Standard & Poor's (S&P) ASSIRT Market Share report reveal strong fund inflows to the manufacturing, platform and retail sector for the December 2004 quarter. The report is based on ASSIRT data from over 65 fund managers and flow ...

Standard & Poor's settle on new team structure

... the structure and responsibilities of its fund ratings team following its acquisition of St.George's research business Assirt in early February this year. The new team is to be organised by sector and will be situated in Standard & Poor's Sydney and ...