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S&P rates AMP bond fund

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2009
... Corporate Bond fund. This rating means the AMP Capital Corporate Bond fund and Corporate Bond fund A are both rated four stars. The fund provides corporate bond exposure to investors using the resources of its investment team, which includes head of ...

SMA ratings bring clarity for advisers

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2009
... products - a move that could help advisers make better informed decisions when selecting SMAs for clients. S&P has given four stars to the Ausbil Australia Concentrated Equity and Blue Chip Top 20 (Aviva Investors) model portfolios. Three stars were ...

K2 benefits from planner focus

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2009
... financial planners, but now that figure is 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 ...

S&P withdraws Ashton-Paulson rating

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2009
Standard & Poor's has withdrawn the 'two stars' rating on the Ashton-Paulson hedge funds after rating the products just over a week ago. Ashton Advisors (Australia) advised Standard & Poor's to pull the rating on the firm's Ashton-Paulson hedge funds ...

HSBC fund gains 'three stars'

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2009
Standard & Poor's has rated the HSBC Global Emerging Markets Equity fund 'three stars'. This is the first time the ratings firm has reviewed the HSBC Global Emerging Markets Equity fund, a new product in Australia that is managed by Halbis Capital Management ...

Future lies in present

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2009
... ideal to strive for by all governments of any colour. But 'ideal' perhaps is the key word here. It is like shooting for the stars or asking that hell freeze over. For if these could be achieved, it would have happened after the Great Depression of the ...

S&P rates former CS funds 'four stars'

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
Standard & Poor's assigned five former Credit Suisse international equity funds a 'four stars' rating after the funds shifted to Aberdeen Asset Management's model portfolio. The ratings upgrade comes after Aberdeen Asset Management confirmed the funds ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
... address the National Press Club in Canberra. Mundo Minerals managing director John Langford appears at the Resources Rising Stars Twilight Investor Series in Perth. On Monday, the Australian share market closed in the red as lower base metal prices weighed ...

S&P retains 'five stars' rating on Capital

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2009
Standard & Poor's has kept the 'five stars' rating on the Capital International Global Equities fund. The firm previously rated the fund 'five stars' but the fund needed to be re-rated after a change in distribution partners. The fund was previously ...

Snowden departure forces ratings review

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2009
... Following the change, Standard & Poor's placed 24 Colonial First State property securities funds, previously rated three stars to 'on hold'. "Given the significance of this change, S&P has placed the funds 'on hold' pending a full review which will coincide ...