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AustralianSuper sticks with securities lending

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2008
... funds - that invest the AustralianSuper portfolio." AustralianSuper, which uses JP Morgan Chase Bank as their custodian, is AAA-rated by SelectingSuper. According to the researcher, their Australian equities investment option posted an after fees return ...

Credit investors put bond issuers on notice

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
... On top of that the group providing the financial guarantee for the credit-wrapped bonds funding the tunnel, MBIA, lost its AAA rating, triggering a fall in the value of the bonds. So when one of those investors encountered delays getting documentation ...

Calliva suspends new loans to SMSFs

THE SHEET  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2008
... senior facility in its current form. "The problem is that in this market it is difficult to term out anything that is not a AAA-rated security," he said. Scully said he was in discussions with a couple of other funders and hoped to announce a new facility ...

Investors influence credit ratings

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2008
... structured products. The surveyed showed that whilst 47 percent were in favour of the current system, the concern is that not all AAA securities are created equal. "We feel that a different rating scale is an essential aid to trustees and fiduciaries ...

Moody's takes action after ratings blunder

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2008
... obligations (CPDO) worth approximately $1 billion. After testing the firm's CPDO models output, Moody's found the initial Aaa rating should have been Aa. Moody's subsequently withdrew its ratings on four of the 11 CPDO securities due to the repurchase ...

Lord Stern launches carbon ratings

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2008
... also consider the economic and social development benefits of the projects. The new service will award scores ranging from AAA for the highest quality, lowest risk offset assets, through to C and D for the highest risk assets which are least likely to ...

Asset signs on IFFP

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2008
... offering is expected to be in place by the end of July. The New South Wales-based super fund has over 114,000 members and is AAA-rated by SelectingSuper.

ASSET Super appoints Mercer

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2008
... long relationship with Intech, it was nevertheless appropriate and timely for us to review the marketplace." ASSET Super is AAA-rated by SelectingSuper. According to the researcher, its default investment option is currently returning 9.3 per cent per ...

Fin education at the click of a mouse

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2008
... the Statewide program follows a successful public seminar in Adelaide that attracted more than 1,500 members. Statewide is AAA-rated by SelectingSuper and manages more than $2.2 billion in retirement savings on behalf of members who account for more ...

Sunsuper teams with Mercer

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
... Mercer's investment consulting business that provides a range of investment operations and custody advice services. Sunsuper is AAA rated by SelectingSuper and their default investment choice is currently ranked in the top 30 super funds over one, three ...