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Lonsec recommends AUI property fund

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2009
Australian Unity Investments' (AUI) Property Income Fund has been upgraded to 'Recommended' by Lonsec. According to an AUI press statement, this makes AUI's fund one of only two products in the research house's hybrid property securities sector to achieve ...

Industry pushes for super concessions for women

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2009
... super payments. This particularly disadvantages many part-time and casual workers, said the AIST. The institute also recommended a superannuation component in the Paid Parental Leave system or introducing a $1,500 'Super Baby Bonus' for new mothers. ...

Zenith rates Fairview fund 'recommended'

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2009
Zenith Investment Partners has given a 'recommended' rating to the Fairview Emerging Companies fund. Founded in August last year, Fairview Equity Partners is managed by three executive directors that also act as portfolio managers - Chris Adams, Leigh ...

RSL calls for super revamp

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
... indexation arrangements in Australian Government civilian and military superannuation schemes late this month. The report recommended that pensions from the schemes continue to be indexed by the CPI as it is the best protection against inflationary price ...

Dixon and van Eyk stand-off

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2009
... shares held by their clients. First, Dixon Advisory said that VTP's current share buy-back scheme was inadequate and recommended that the board increase the on-market buy-back to 25 per cent of share capital over the next 12 months. Second, it also recommended ...

BlackRock tops diversified funds review

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2009
BlackRock Investment Management is the only fund manager to receive a 'highly recommended' rating from Lonsec in its diversified funds sector review. Deanne Fuller, investment analyst at Lonsec, said the fund manager's rating was upgraded from last ...

Actuaries call for advice 'stress test'

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
... have exposed themselves to such a high risk strategy," said Cook. In addition to the stress test, the institute also recommended restrictions on the sale of certain structured products, limitations on the word 'guarantee' and changes to the way financial ...

K2 benefits from planner focus

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2009
... around 45 per cent. The firm's flagship fund, the K2 Australia fund, is rated five stars by Standard & Poor's and is 'recommended' by Lonsec and Zenith. "We've been using this difficult period to distinguish us from the others and tell why our proposition ...

Templeton and TAAM top EM review

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2009
... the Treasury Asia Asset Management New Asia fund were the only two out of 15 funds in the sector to be rated 'highly recommended' by Lonsec. The Lonsec annual review of the sector found the AMP Capital Asian Equity Growth fund, Arrowstreet Global Emerging ...

S&P withdraws Ashton-Paulson rating

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2009
... liquidity offer is appropriate for the nature of the investment opportunity," he said. The three funds have received a 'recommended' rating from Lonsec.