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ANZ senior manager leaves to set up consultancy

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
... look to coach fund managers with regard to investment capability, as well as assessing and managing relations with rating houses and asset consultants. The consultancy will be fully independent: "There is a need for independent advice and I think there ...

Atchison Consultants appoints senior consultant

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... domestic and global property securities funds. Lawrence has previously worked for property fund managers, large banks, rating houses and listed REITs, and is a past member of the Executive of the Property Funds Association of Australia, the representative ...

La Trobe mortgage fund gets "Strong" rating

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014
... governance, and a stable financial profile". La Trobe Financial has also been strongly rated by other independent Rating Houses including Lonsec - Recommended, Zenith - Recommended and SQM Superior Research - 4 Stars. La Trobe Financial president Greg ...

Research houses flag 'rating shopping' to advisers

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
... regulatory guidelines aimed at preventing investment houses from shopping around for favourable ratings. The three rating houses -- along with Lonsec Research, which announced similar plans to Financial Standard earlier this month - have moved to make ...

DNR wins mandate, targets dealer groups

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
... boutique has been shortlisted for a couple of other investment mandates. DNR was recommended through institutional rating houses, said Dalton. The firm intends to pitch its high conviction strategies, Australian equities and socially responsible investing ...

Managed accounts forum tackles key issues

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2010
... Financial Planners forum. The event will feature industry experts from planning groups, asset management firms, rating houses and marketing companies aimed at improving planners' businesses as part of the Financial Standard Best Practice Seminar Series. ...

Ratings first, platforms second: CAAM

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2008
... product ratings," said Borysiewicz. "We're working on the product ratings funds [and] we're dealing with all the major rating houses," he said. Lonsec, Standard & Poor's, Morningstar and Van Eyk number among the rating houses that CAAM will approach ...

Investors influence credit ratings

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2008
... Schacht, managing director of the CFA Institute Centre, said CRAs were concerned about the hype and insinuation that rating houses easily inflate their ratings in response to pressure from these different sources. Nevertheless the results speak clearly ...

CalPERS calls for ratings overhaul

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2008
... The US' largest pension fund, California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), has backed efforts to push rating houses Fitch, Moody's and Standard & Poor's to reform their methods for rating government-issued bonds. According to a statement ...

Scrap $5bn super funds

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2008
... called for trustees to have a clear direction of their fund's management strategies, and said it was then up to rating houses to help bring that message across to members. "It's not our job to tell you how to run your funds," said Dunnin. "Work out what ...