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S&P rates former CS funds 'four stars'

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
... Aberdeen Asset Management confirmed the funds had successfully moved from Capital International, Credit Suisse International Shares Fund investment manager, to the Aberdeen model portfolio. The five funds were placed 'on hold' by Standard & Poor's after ...

CSRF lends more weight to domestic equities

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
... change is the introduction of an "Australian shares bias" across all investment options that have local and international shares, excluding the Socially Responsible Balanced option. "The bias was adopted in the benchmarks to reflect the benefits of franking ...

Crisis curbs Cuffe charity fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2009
... by more than 17 per cent by not being fully invested in growth orientated stocks and having a tilt towards international shares. The fund had more than 77 per cent of its fund invested in Australian and international shares and over 22 per cent in fixed ...

Intl equities on a good run...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2009
... the MSCI index - have soared by more than 32 per cent from the 2009 low hit last 9 March. This has allowed international shares to erase their losses and post a positive performance year to date. This is a significant effort considering its more than ...

ANZ Super Advantage adds four

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2009
... Property Securities fund, OptiMix Global Emerging Markets Shares, BlackRock Asset Allocation Alpha and Vanguard International Shares Index (Hedged) to its product range. The Vanguard fund invests in around 1,700 international shares. The fund lost 11.35 ...

Mercer and MLC top IC survey

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2009
Mercer and MLC have topped the implemented consulting survey in Australian shares and international shares respectively. The latest Rainmaker Information/CPG Research & Advisory found Mercer topped the Australian shares table losing 1.5 per cent followed ...

Intech signs deal with Suncorp

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2009
... WealthSmart platform. The core multi-manager products available on the platform cover include Australian shares, international shares, cash, alternative investments, global inflation linked securities and Australian bonds. Research and ratings firm ...

MIR takes up Charles River

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2009
... Charles River Compliance. This new deal means the firm uses Charles River FIX Network to trade local and international shares and subscribes to the technology firm's FIX Administration which provides FIX monitoring and support. MIR Investment Management ...

HFA regains Lonsec rating

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2009
Lonsec has reinstated HFA Asset Management's International Shares fund 'recommended' rating. The fund had been on 'fund watch' since January 20 because of "uncertainty surrounding the parent company, HFA Holdings". Those concerns have since been allayed ...

SMSFs beat the market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
... noticeable difference Zurbrugg said was the average default investment strategy allocated 23 per cent towards international shares while the average SMSF exhibited no global share allocation and held more than 50 per cent in local shares. The pair also ...