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Lonsec returns PM CAPITAL fund to 'Recommended'

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
Australian fund manager PM CAPITAL's Absolute Performance Fund has received a ratings upgrade to 'Recommended' from investment research house Lonsec. The upgrade follows a ' Recommended' rating from Zenith in late 2013. Lonsec said its ratings upgrade ...

Praemium reports strong rise in SMA funds

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2014
Record inflows of $320 million to Praemium's separately managed account platforms in the June quarter has seen the company post new highs for funds on platform. The group's Australian SMA platform grew $200 million in the three months to end of June ...

Hedge funds risk collapse without middle office upgrades

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
Hedge funds are under increasing pressure to beef up their middle office operations as result of increased institutional investor scrutiny of manager reporting and disclosure standards, according to global post-trade technology provider Omgeo. Hedge ...

Alphinity fund gets rating upgrade from Zenith

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
The Alphinity Australian Share Fund (ASF) has received a 'Highly Recommended' rating from Zenith Investment Partners. The ASF is Alphinity's flagship fund. Its process seeks to identify companies who are more likely to experience a short-term earnings ...

YBR Smarter Money receives rating upgrade

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
Yellow Brick Road's floating rate fixed income fund, YBR Smarter Money, has been upgraded to "Highly Recommended" by independent asset-consulting firm, Atchison Consultants. Since its launch over two years ago, Smarter Money has returned 5.9% annually ...

LaSalle divests Sydney Sofitel Wentworth

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014
Global property investor LaSalle Investment Management has agreed to sell its 100% shareholding interest in Sofitel Wentworth Sydney to Frasers Centrepoint. Sofitel Wentworth in Sydney has 436 five-star guest rooms and 45 luxury suites. It is surrounded ...

Legg Mason bond fund upgraded by Lonsec

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
... broader active peer group". Legg Mason Australia head of sales Beau Titchkosky said: "We are delighted with the rating upgrade and the recognition of Western Asset's competitive strengths as a mainstream fixed income manager. We are receiving increased ...

AFA upgrades Female Excellence award with business scholarship

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has opened nominations for the 2014 Female Excellence in Advice Award, which this year includes a master class for finalists at the Macquarie Graduate School of Management (MGSM). The award recognises the ...

ANZ streamlines OnePath's OneCare Express

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
... client information with other users in their business, as well as access client information from different computers. The upgrade contemplates quoting and submitting an increase to an existing policy, improved navigation to switch between multiple clients ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly higher this week on the back of gains in global markets. AMP chief economist Shane Oliver is tipping a lift of five to 10 points at the local open. The S&P 500 finished the week above 1,900 for ...