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Bank stocks rise on Greek confidence

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
... scrutinizing the Big Four banks with Moody's downgrading them one notch in May. Gavin Gunning, credit analyst for Standard and Poor's said global capital markets remained skittish but that the banks' outlook remained stable. "If that stress was to exacerbate ...

Bendigo finds safe harbour from wholesale storm in retail deposits

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011
... raising Australian bank funding costs has lifted the prospects of a growing Big Four competitor. Ratings Agency Standard and Poor's raised Bendigo and Adelaide Bank's credit rating from stable to positive, with a possibility they could soon move the ...

Three Aberdeen Fixed Income Funds 'On Hold': S&P

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011
... resignation of Stuart Gray, a portfolio manager in Aberdeen's Asset Management Australian fixed income team, Standard and Poor's (S&P) has placed three Aberdeen funds 'On Hold'. The three funds affected by Gray's departure are the Aberdeen Australian ...

Aussie downgrades likely as S&P reviews rating system

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2011
Ratings agency Standard and Poor's is reviewing its rating methods, a move likely to lead to downgrades not only of the Big Four banks but of Australia's entire banking industry. The ratings agency has been canvassing industry opinion from around the ...

Ratings round up

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011
Ratings agencies this week left fund managers alone but focused on the banks. Standard and Poor's yesterday left its rating on AMP Capital Core Property Fund unaffected after the resignation of Michael Winnel, the assistant fund manager. Winnel will ...

UBS boosts Aust Fixed Income team

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
... include senior analyst, investments in the international department of the Reserve Bank of Australia and roles at Standard and Poor's. "Ben's global and local experience as a senior market practitioner and Christian's investment experience further enhance ...

UBS lost fund finds a manager

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
... long way to strengthening the team and his experience will broaden our capability." Ratings agencies Lonsec and Standard and Poor's put the fund on hold after portfolio managers John Campbell and Jeremy Bendeich went on 'gardening leave' this month ...

Russell commodities fund on hold

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2011
... risk-return profile, they switched. Sneddon said the fund's London-based portfolio manager would be talking to Standard and Poor's within the next few days on being re-rated. Jason Patton, fund services analyst for the ratings agency, said they were ...

UBS staff gone, ratings on hold

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2011
... had interviewed candidates. "We expect to make a senior appointment very shortly," they said. Ratings agency Standard and Poor's put the fund on hold, with ratings to resume once an additional senior hire has been made and a full review of the fund conducted. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
... Goldman misled investors. JPMorgan Chase & Co and Bank of America Corp each fell more than one per cent. The Standard and Poor's 500 stock index added 0.11 point, or less than 0.1 per cent, to close at 1,314.52. The Dow Jones industrial average rose ...