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CORRECTION: FT loses international prop manager

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009
... Templeton Investments' international property co-portfolio manager, Boris Pialloux, has left the firm prompting S&P Fund Services to place its three-star ratings Franklin International Property Fund and Property Income Fund on hold. Global portfolio ...

RBC Dexia bids faxes goodbye

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2009
... requirements - streamlining data processing in the domestic funds management industry. Gordon Little, head of Operations & Fund Services for RBC Dexia Investor Services, said their experience in the European market was a strong incentive to introduce ...

S&P withdraws two UBS ratings

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2009
... managers and it has caused a rationalisation of product offerings that lack sufficient scale," said Leanne Fook, S&P Fund Services, regarding UBS Global Asset Management's infrastructure fund. "Overall, S&P notes the international infrastructure sector ...

Fidelity India fund 'on hold'

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2009
... placed 'on hold' until S&P has had an opportunity to meet with Mr. Chanpongsang," said Tara Bell, Standard & Poor's Fund Services analyst. In December last year, the Fidelity Europe fund was placed 'on hold' by the research and ratings firm after one ...

BT Global Macro gains three stars

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2009
... actively managed fund aims to generate alpha from market neutral top down strategies. Simon Scott, Standard & Poor's fund services analyst, said the fund's team is appropriately qualified and has the quantitative knowledge to run the product. "The strategy ...

Smith leaves GSJBW property fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2008
The Goldman Sachs JBWere Property Securities Wholesale fund was downgraded by Standard & Poor's Fund Services from four to three stars after the fund's co-portfolio manager, Andrew Smith left the team. Smith's departure means Tim Hannon, head of real ...

S&P ramps up research division

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2008
... Rodney Lay, previous Colonial First State analyst, Shane Brereton and former Mercer analyst; Sheela Veerappan to the Fund Services team. Among the key hires is head of equities, Tara Bell who returns to Standard & Poor's from parental leave. Fox has ...

Aussie eq FMs shine in bad markets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2008
... found tracking errors remained below stated targets, while cross sectional dispersion increased. Justine Gorman, S&P Fund Services analyst, said the ratings firm was "impressed" by the quality of the Australian equities large cap sector. The review includes ...

Fortis fund 'On Hold' after CIO departure

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2008
... analytical resources in the Asia region, to assume at least some of Mr Hoult's stock coverage responsibilities," said S&P Fund Services analyst Peter Wward. The fund will remain 'On Hold' until several imminent changes in Fortis' team, management line ...

S&P reinstates ratings for 18 funds

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
... our conviction is that these multi-manager, multi-strategy funds can continue to meet their objectives," said S&P Fund Services analyst Simon Scott. S&P's latest move followed a similar decision to release four funds from its 'On Hold' rating late last ...