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Standard & Poor's settle on new team structure

... the structure and responsibilities of its fund ratings team following its acquisition of St.George's research business Assirt in early February this year. The new team is to be organised by sector and will be situated in Standard & Poor's Sydney and ...

Assirt/S&P still hesitant on Perpetual

The new combined Assirt/ Standard & Poor's has placed Perpetual Investment's international equity funds on hold pending review following the transition of the funds to the group's new Dublin-based in-house asset team. Perpetual announced last year that ...

S&P OKs Gottex funds despite changes

Standard & Poor's has affirmed the 'strong' Assirt rating on the fund of hedge fund Select Gottex Market Neutral Funds as Gottex moves to 'soft' close the fund. Both the Select Gottex Market Neutral Fund (SGMNF) and the Select Gottex Enhanced Market ...

Goldman Sachs JBWere faces domestic challenges

... asset-management business. In response to the staff departures and weaker than expected returns, Standard & Poor's has lowered its ASSIRT ratings on GSJBWAM's Australian equities capability and Australian small companies to 'competent' from 'strong'. ...

ASIC publishes guideline for super investors

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has joined forces with ratings agencies Assirt, Morningstar, SelectingSuper and SuperRatings to produce a series of long-term performance figures for typical superannuation funds. ASIC will ...

Opis fund gets 'recommended' rating from Lonsec

... across a three year period. This level of performance has seen the fund ranked fourth in the market over three years by Assirt. The investment managers of the fund choose to invest in stocks listed or about to be listed on the Australian Stock Exchange ...

Assirt upbeat on AMP

It's business as usual at Assirt following its acquisition by Standard & Poor's with the ratings agency issuing a full rating of all of AMP Capital Investor funds. Assirt said the unwinding of the asset management from former parent Henderson has resulted ...

CSAM syndicated loan funds get four stars

Assirt Research has awarded the CSAM Syndicated Loan Find and the CSAM Select Investment - Syndicated Loan Fund a four star rating. The syndicated loan fund is a new $A currency hedged portfolio made up of $US debt instruments, with a minimum of 80 ...

Standard and Poor's buys Assirt

Standard & Poor's has confirmed the acquisition of St George's research business Assirt as the rating agency advances its push into managed fund research. Some job cuts are expected as Standard & Poor's fund management ratings business and ResearchChoice.com ...

Mariner Mortgage Trusts gets three stars amid concerns over short-term growth

Assirt Research has awarded the Mariner Mortgage Trust (MMT) a three star rating and has assessed its business management and operating capability along with its mortgages as 'competent'. Mariner is a brand in its infancy only coming into being in 2003. ...