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Researchers size-up Portfolio Partners

Standard & Poor's has placed two of Portfolio Partners (PPL) Australian equities funds on hold while Morningstar has rated the company's small caps capabilities as investment grade. Standard & Poor's has placed its Assirt ratings on PPL's Personal Choice ...

Research reveals industry funds perform

Research commissioned by Industry Fund Services reveals industry super funds have outperformed for the fifth consecutive quarter generating more dollars for members compared with retail master trusts. The review undertaken by SuperRatings looked at ...

IFSA report compares super fund features and services

... superannuation funds to assist employees in their approach to choice of fund. Chant West Financial Services furnished the research document on behalf of IFSA that covers issues such as investment choice, insurance cover, member education, and efficient ...

ISS acquires Proxy Australia

The global group Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has acquired corporate governance research firm Proxy Australia. The new unit will be called Proxy ISS and will provide in-market research, service and expertise on corporate governance and proxy ...

Super launch for Virgin

... switch investment options online. Virgin Money believes that indexing is a more cost effective method of funds management. Research commissioned from Morningstar by Virgin found just 36 per cent of active Australian equity fund managers outperformed ...

Perennial boosts global equities team

Former Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) research analyst Cleo Somers has been appointed to the role of equities analyst within Perennial's global equities boutique. Somers has spent three years with QIC working as an analyst within its Australian ...

Investors warned not to rule out entire sectors

Australian equity research company Lincoln Indicators has urged investors not to rule out entire sectors when looking to contruct portfolios as this type of approach could lead to missed investment opportunities in top quality companies. Called "sector ...

MIA and van Eyk release first joint rating

The alliance between managed funds research house van Eyk and property researcher Managed Investment Assessments has produced its first joint rating with the Centro Direct Property Fund rated as 'superior'. The fund is managed by Centro Properties Group ...

Former Morningstar staffer passes away

The former head of Morningstar's qualitative research team, Amanda Crowley, has passed away, after a short illness. Crowley, a qualified actuary, started her career in the UK before returning to Australia in 1997 to take on a role with Morningstar. ...

Pengana wins $300m for property security fund

Colonial First State (CFS) has awarded Pengana Capital a $300 million mandate for its First Choice Property Security Multi-Manager portfolio. The Pengana property securities fund currently has just under $500 million in funds under management. It is ...