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Sevior departure rated as permanent

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011
... money with a concentrated vehicle is a task not many can complete so it would be a tough call to keep the fund on recommended," said Gorrie. Gorrie said Morningstar was also concerned with how Perpetual had restructured the fund since the Sevior announcement. ...

van Eyk calls for pay for ratings disclosure

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2011
... this market van Eyk believes that, in most cases, no more than one third of the talent on offer is good enough to be recommended."

Super funds fail green assessment

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011
... and asset managers are invested in low carbon technology and clean energy even though asset consultant Mercer has recommended an allocation of 40 per cent of all portfolios to climate sensitive assets. "Total allocation to thematic investments is still ...

SPAA warns on year-end pitfalls

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
... received the required minimum pension amount by June 30 to ensure tax exemption on investment income. In addition, SPAA recommended that super investors check the benefits and traps of non-concessional contributions, tax-deductible contributions, government ...

Ratings round up

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011
... liabilities, it said. Morningstar has updated its reports for five Russell Multi-Sector strategies, all of which kept their 'Recommended' rating. They were Russell's Balanced Multi-Sector, Conservative Multi-Sector, Diversified 50 Multi-Sector, Growth ...

AUI to draw planners with new property ratings

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011
... September 2010, has earned a three-star 'NEW' rating from Standard & Poor's Fund Services, while Lonsec has given it 'Recommended Upper' status. "The real push for the rights issue, which is discounted at 7.5 per cent, will be over the next couple of ...

Bans hit bad planners: ASIC

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
... Diamond collapse other than as advisers, and their arrangements were no different to any other licensee or adviser who recommended the managed investment scheme. "There was no monetary gain," he said. Bray said Whitting had been an adviser for more than ...

HSBC targets planners with Asian wide product

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
... that aims to replicate the MSCI India Index. The HSBC 100+ Series Asian Equity Investment product has received a "Recommended" rating from Lonsec. The offer period for planners and investors runs until June 21 and the product will then be issued on June ...

Neilson loosens reins at Platinum

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
... reward for strong performance and provided motivational goals. Ratings agency Morningstar lists the strategy as Highly Recommended. "This has always been Neilson's portfolio, and few can match his prowess," Morningstar said in their research report on ...

Swan names new ASIC, ACCC heads

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
ASIC commissioner Greg Medcraft and economist Rod Sims have been recommended as new regulatory heads by Treasurer Wayne Swan. In a statement from the Treasury, current ASIC commissioner Greg Medcraft has been put forward as the next ASIC chairman in ...