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Lonsec says big brand small caps are back

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2006
... include the Deutsche Australian Small Companies Fund and the BT Smaller Companies Fund who both shifted up from 'Investment Grade' to 'Recommended' which Chatfield said were primarily upgraded due to more stable teams. "We are now comfortable with their ...

InvestorWeb downgrades Perpetual funds

... and will "leave the door open to other managers." The downgrade has seen the fund go from a "strong buy" to "investment grade", is effective from this week and will effect approximately 48 funds that feed into the Australian Shares Fund, according to ...

Fixed interest managers now adding value: InvestorWeb

Eight out of 12 Australian fixed interest funds put under the microscope by InvestorWeb were rated as investment grade or better. InvestorWeb Research issued its 2006 report into a study on the traditional Australian fixed interest sector. Twelve managers ...

Franklin Templeton creates merged global fixed income platform

... globally, including alternative investments," Gall said. Franklin has expertise in fixed income sectors including investment grade credit, high yield, mortgages, tax-free, global, emerging market debt and bank loans, and is a leader in the retail fixed ...

Strategic Finance rated B1: Rapid Ratings

... Finance Limited (SFL) has received a B1 credit rating by international corporate ratings agency, Rapid Ratings. The investment grade rating indicates the company is operating at between 75 - 80 per cent of its potential. Rapid Ratings adds that the company's ...

Buy NZ debt: Rapid Ratings

... Auckland International, at A4 (82). The report rated 64 per cent of companies and 65 per cent of debt securities as investment grade. Rapid Ratings maintain that the NZ debt securities are climbing the ranks and demonstrating long-standing credit quality ...

Morningstar grades MMC small-cap strategy

Morningstar has given MMC's small-caps strategy an 'investment grade' rating however cautions that the long-term returns for the strategy while good, has not come without a high degree of volatility. MMC's small-caps strategy focuses on the micro-cap ...

Morningstar places BT Listed Property on 'hold'

... agency has the opportunity to meet with BT to discuss future plans it has elected to move its recommendation from 'investment grade' to 'hold'. Davidson managed the enhanced index listed property and has relinquished his existing equities management ...

DFA offers cost and tax-effective access to Australian top 100

Morningstar Research has awarded the investment strategy of the DFA Australian Large Company Trust an 'investment grade' feeling the product offers investors cheap and tax effective access to stocks in the top 100 Australian listed companies. In regard ...

Investors yield to fixed interest as Principal appoints lead manager

... Spectrum and a Global Opportunistic pool managed by PGI as a whole. The global opportunistic pool invests in investment grade companies, emerging markets debt and interest only and high yield commercial mortgage backed securities (CMBS). Since its inception ...