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S&P place Advance Asian fund 'on hold'

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2008
Standard & Poor's downgraded Advance Asian Equity fund from four stars to 'on hold' after the fund replaced its underlying investment manager, Maple-Brown Abbott, to Lion Global Investors. Lion Global Investors forms part of Singapore's Overseas Chinese ...

Fidelity tops growth funds list: S&P

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2008
Standard & Poor's has upgraded Fidelity's Australian Equity Fund to five stars - making it the top rated manager for its growth capability. "The Australian equities - growth peer group comprises a good overall quality of managers, and most managers' ...

Finding integrity in finance

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2008
Young, smart, and ambitious - some of the finance industry's up and coming stars gathered for the IFSA Future Leaders lunch yesterday to learn about integrity, leadership and how they can change today's wealth management industry. New financial planners ...

Strong lineup in listed infrastructure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2008
... Securities and the UBS Global Infrastructure Fund, which had previously been rated, received downgrades from four to three stars and from three to two stars respectively. The report maintained that all reviewed managers had solid processes and experienced ...

Int'l equities full of quality: S&P

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2008
... small cap international equities funds and found six had been awarded five star ratings and almost half had achieved four stars. Greg Barr, Standard & Poor's director, said the performance of international equity funds had led to an increase in the number ...

Austock High Yield gets three stars

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2008
Austock Asset Management has extended its reach into the financial planning industry after its High Yield Fund received a three star rating from research specialist Standard & Poor's. According to Austock Asset Management (Austock), the fund is invested ...

CG not a priority for mid-caps

... governance standards. Thirteen listed companies, or 8.7 per cent, achieving the lowest possible score of 1 star on a scale of 0-5 stars. A further 32 per cent achieved a 2-star rating, based on key governance factors such as board composition and independence ...

Jay-Z versus Greenspan

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2007
... not Dollars, in his latest video clip filmed in Manhattan. The Chaska Herald's Mark Olson wrote, "When I start seeing rap stars flashing Euros instead of US dollars, I know our economy is in trouble." "I don't need the chairman of the Federal Reserve ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2007
... As well, a retreat in the oil price was good news for investors concerned about costs in the industrials sector. "All the stars are aligned, basically," Mr Walker said. "It's a broader recovery. Our market's been quite weak over the last week or so ...

Asian property under the microscope: AEW

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2007
... central plank in the Asia property market, said Wittendorp. In June this year Wittendorp was named one of the "20 Rising Stars of Real Estate" by Institutional Investor magazine. AEW hold $45 billion in global real estate.