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Stress test stress

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2010
... on your screens last night? It was going to be so groundbreaking that they've moved my favourite show, "Dancing with the Stars" one hour to accommodate "The Great Debate". But like the ECB stress test, it was a fizzer. Read today's papers and you'll ...

INGIM global emerging markets fund under new team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2010
... markets boutique, which is headed by Rob Drijkoningen. INGIM's global emerging markets fund was previously rated 'three stars'. "INGIM has sought to reinvigorate its emerging markets equities and debt offerings. What is unclear is how successful INGIM ...

Pengana gains 'three stars' rating

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
Standard & Poor's has given the Pengana Australian Equities Core fund a 'three stars' rating. The fund's strategy is active long-only that uses fundamental stock selection to construct a high conviction portfolio. The portfolio aims to generate absolute ...

452 Capital returns 32pc in Morgan's absence

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
... basis points). Colonial First State distributes 452 Capital's funds. The Australian shares fund manager retained its 'three stars' rating on the CFS 452 Wholesale Australian Share Fund and CFS 452 Wholesale Geared Australian Share Fund from Standard ...

EOFYS

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
... participants go on an EOFYS - end of financial year sale. Financial markets went out looking for trouble and they found it! The stars aligned. One after another, economic data releases shouted sell! get out! Vamoosh! News out of China -- or is it out ...

Aussie quant funds stay ahead with proprietary data

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2010
... ratings affirmed. The Colonial First State Acadian Wholesale Australian Equity fund received the highest rating of 'four stars'. "This year, S&P was not overly impressed with the quantitative peer group," said Gorman. "With the exception of Acadian ...

H3 Global hits $250m mark

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2010
... like to get a lot more investors of that calibre in the future." The fund manager's Global Commodities fund is rated 'four stars' by Standard & Poor's and 'investment grade' by Lonsec while its Global Strategies fund is rated 'three stars' by Standard ...

S&P places AMP responsible funds 'on hold'

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2010
... and RIL Balanced fund have been placed 'on hold'. The AMP RIL Balanced and AMP RIL International were previously rated '3 stars'. The AMP RIL Australian fund was not rated. The ratings firm said Van Athukorala, senior portfolio manager of Future Directions ...

Orion still well regarded despite downgrade: CEO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
... process for seven years." This follows Standard & Poor's downgrade of the Orion Wholesale Australian Share fund from 'four stars' to 'three stars' as part of the ratings firm's Australian equities large-cap growth peer group review last month. Orion's ...

Members star in Sunsuper ad campaign

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2010
... social media. Plans were also underway to make the campaign relevant to Gen X and Gen Y with the use of younger members as "stars" later in the year. The new campaign was launched on free-to-air television in Queensland on May 16, she said, with plans ...