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Legg Mason bond trust upgraded

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2016
The Legg Mason Australian Bond Trust has been upgraded by Zenith to 'Highly Recommended'. The trust is managed by Legg Mason's largest affiliate fund manager, Western Asset Management, a fixed income specialist with $US436 billion under management. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2016
... annualised rate of 1.1% in the first quarter of this year. This is higher than market expectations for a 1.0% growth and an upgrade from the second estimate's 0.8% expansion and 0.5% in the advance estimate. The third estimate remains lower than the ...

Ratings upgrade for VanEck, PM Capital

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016
VanEck Vectors FTSE Global Infrastructure (Hedged) ETF (IFRA) and PM Capital's Global Opportunities Fund (PGF) have been awarded updated ratings from Lonsec and Zenith, respectively. Lonsec assigned a 'Recommended Index' rating to VanEck's IFRA, citing ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016
... expanding by 0.6% in April. With 2 out of 3 months of the second quarter showing strong retail spending growth, expect an upgrade to US economic growth over the April-June period that would keep Fed rate hike expectations in play. US export and import ...

Cbus upgrades support for violence victims

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2016
Industry superannuation fund Cbus has updated its employee support programs with a belief that employers can and should play a role in helping victims of family violence. New employee measures at the $32 billion fund include emergency accommodation ...

TAL launches online policy upgrade service

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2016
... launched an online service to allow paperless upgrades of life, TPD and critical illness insurance policies. The Cover Upgrade Express service is designed to simplify circumstances where policies might be upgraded, such as, in TAL general manager retail ...

Three Aus funds awarded AAA climate rating

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
Three Australian superannuation funds have received AAA ratings for their climate change risk management from the Asset Owners Disclosure Project's (AODP) 2016 benchmark index, The Global Climate 500 Index. Local Government Super and Australian Super ...

Asteron Life upgrades adviser facility

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
Pending remuneration changes in the life insurance industry has led to Asteron Life launching its upgraded adviser service fee facility. The enhanced facility enables an automated collection and payment service for advice fees charged to clients, which ...

SMSFA collaborates for education program

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
... initiative "reflects the growth in the number of specialist advisors in the SMSF sector and their need to continually upgrade their skills." "We recognised there has been a gap in the market to offer self-managed super fund specialists a graduate-level ...

Zurich insurance appoints CFO, updates app

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016
... from CFO to chief executive officer, general insurance, Australia and New Zealand. Zurich also announced a "significant upgrade" to its Adviser Flipchart app which will now offer users new screens in a bid to provide a more engaging and interactive client ...