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UBS releases mFund basket

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
... mFund settlement service. Eleven UBS funds are now available through mFund. These are: the UBS Australian Small Companies Fund, UBS Microcap Fund, UBS HALO Australian Share Fund, UBS Australian Bond Fund, UBS Diversified Credit Fund, UBS Diversified ...

Colonial First State awards $55m mandate

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015
... identity three types of companies: "stars," "turnarounds," and "under-researched stocks." The 8IP Australian Small Companies Fund has a strong track record, returning 17.4% p.a. over 3 years (net of fees) and has a high rating from one of the leading ...

Fund managers follow the herd

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
... on "hold", the second lowest rating. In other ratings news, Standard & Poor's has kept the UBS Australian Small Companies Fund on hold after it appointed a new manager to the fund, replacing two members of the three-man team who suddenly left in April. ...

UBS in talks with small-caps team

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... three-person team expressed their intention to leave. Ratings agency Standard & Poor's placed the Australian Small Companies Fund on hold due to the uncertainty of the situation, fund services analyst James Gunn said today. Morningstar also said today ...

Small Companies fund bags three stars

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
The Pre Select Australian Small Companies Fund, managed by MLC, has been awarded a three star rating by Standard & Poor's after more than six months 'on hold'. MLC replaced Mercer as principal investment adviser to the fund in July 2010 and the managerial ...

AMP gives $200m small cap mandate to UBS

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2010
... plus Australian equity small companies mandate from AMP. AMP's use of an external manager for its Australian Small Companies Fund follows the departure of former senior portfolio manager Michael Hughes in April. The departure led S&P fund services to ...

Challenger poaches ING portfolio manager for small cap fund

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
Challenger's launch of an Australian small companies fund, its tenth boutique, inadvertently resulted in an ING small cap fund being placed 'on hold' yesterday. The departure of Sinclair Currie, former lead portfolio manager at ING, for Challenger prompted ...

Lonsec reviews small cap funds

LONSEC RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2010
... recommended' rating from Lonsec. Two new funds were reviewed, including the CFS-Realindex RAFI Australian Small Companies fund and Perennial Value Small Companies fund. Lin Ngin, senior investment analyst at Lonsec, said the small-caps sector bounced ...

Ironbark buys Patriot Asset Management

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2010
... Fund rebranded and relaunched as the Ironbark Karara Australian Share Fund and Ironbark Karara Australian Small Companies Fund in May 2010. Both funds, with total assets under management in excess of $100 million as at 31 March 2010, will be managed ...

Celeste FM 'better placed': Villante

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2010
... initial announcement. These fund ratings have now been restored by Standard & Poor's. The Celeste Australian Small Companies fund is rated 'four stars' and the Celeste Australian Equity fund is rated 'three stars' by Standard & Poor's. "For people that ...