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DWS Strategic Value gains four stars

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2008
Standard & Poor's Fund Services has assigned a four-star rating to the DWS Strategic Value fund (Enhanced Liquidity). The fund is a diversified fund-of-hedge-fund which offers daily liquidity through an arrangement with Deutsche Bank AG in London. The ...

Pure commodities funds win ratings

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
Climbing commodity prices have pioneered the establishment of pure commodity funds and a debut Standard and Poor's rating for three new products. Ratings house Standard & Poor's Fund Services recently assigned four-star ratings to three new pure commodity ...

CBA swoops on ABN AMRO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2008
Commonwealth Bank is in talks to buy ABN AMRO Australia Holdings after National Australia Bank (NAB) withdrew its bid to buy the firm. More than two weeks ago, NAB announced it was in was in talks with the Royal Bank of Scotland to purchase ABN AMRO ...

Mariner targets European aged care

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2008
Mariner Financial is planning an $800 million buying spree of European aged care infrastructure assets as part of a joint venture deal with German-based property financier HSH Real Estate. While Babcock & Brown is busy offloading some of its infrastructure ...

S&P names 2008 Fund Awards finalists

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2008
Many familiar names and a handful of boutique funds are named among the finalists of this year's 2008 Standard & Poor's Fund Awards. Standard & Poor's Fund Services, together with national newspaper The Australian, are awarding outstanding fund managers ...

NAB in talks to buy ABN AMRO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2008
National Australia Bank (NAB) is in discussions with the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) to purchase ABN AMRO Australia Holdings' investment banking and wholesale banking businesses in Australia and New Zealand. A NAB statement released on the Australian ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2008
The Australian share market is likely to open higher today tracking US markets which gained overnight. At 0804 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index was down eight points to 5,130. In economic news today, the Australian ...

Equator Principles still relevant: CFS GAM

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
The Equator Principles are still relevant and won't be superceded by the rising popularity of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment, according to Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFS GAM). Drafted in 2003 and revised ...

New multi-managers challenge incumbents: S&P

The latest S&P review of multi-managers in alternative strategies shows that a new batch of fund managers are coming to the fore as investors change the rulebook on what fund products are great and what aren't. The report found there are more overseas ...

Austock launches planning arm

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2008
Austock Group branches out of stockbroking and into financial planning after poaching three former Ord Minnett Financial Planning advisers to join the group. Austock Financial Planning will open for business on June 16 after five former Ord Minnett ...