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New blood to shake up CFS Aussie equities

... the process of hiring new talent," he said. Jerome Lander, head of fund manager research at van Eyk, which had a negative BBB rating on CFS' Australian Shares funds, commented, "We have long recognised the inherent problems in HR and portfolio management ...

S&P raise MEB credit rating

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2006
... funds affiliated bank, Members Equity Bank, (MEB) has had its counterparty credit rating raised by Standard & Poor's from 'BBB-/A-3 to 'BBB/A-2' The move comes after steady growth in MEB since 2004, during which time funds under management have grown ...

PrefSure scores rating upgrade thanks to TOWER

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2006
S&P has upgraded PrefSure Life's rating to BBB+, on par with new parent TOWER's rating. TOWER acquired PrefSure Life on 31 March 2006 and S&P declared a "positive outlook" on PrefSure Life, noting the merger would provide synergies to the two entities ...

Suncorp hands HFA $88.7m mandate

... a CCC fund. HFA also run a Conservative Investments Fund (hedged) that Rainmaker rated as DAD and an Equities Fund that is BBB rated.

S&P react to TOWER PrefSure deal

... (PrefSure) to shore up and grow their master trust and life insurance business. S&P have left TOWER's ratings unchanged for now at 'BBB' following the deal with a boost to a 'BBB+' rating, expected upon completion of regulatory approvals, forecast by ...

Tyndall launches new income fund

... help manage the overall portfolio risk. The fund's exposure to unrated or non-government securities under the S&P rating of BBB- will be limited to 15 per cent and the total weighted average credit rating will be no lower than A-. The fund's aim is to ...

ABN Amro launches ethical approach to CDOs

... rating plus 1.1 per cent per annum. Its underlying structure is linked to a portfolio of six synthetic CDOs rated at least BBB- featuring cross subordination. The cross subordination feature ensures that the portfolio can absorb any shocks suffered form ...

S&P revises Fairfax from BBB to stable

S&P has revised its rating on Fairfax from BBB to stable. The rating was revised due to the debt reduction efforts Fairfax has undertaken, its effective integration of New Zealand based Independent Newspapers and the strong performance of these acquired ...

S&P preliminary rating for CNH Capital notes

... Capital Australia Receivables Trust No. 3 a preliminary rating. S&P have rated the class A notes AAA and the class B notes BBB. The seller note class was not rated. Leah Rhodes associate structured finance ratings explained the S&P ratings were due to ...

Rosy outlook for Bank of Queensland

... margin as a result of competition and the funding costs from the acquisition of UFJ. S&P revised its outlook on BoQ rating the BBB from stable to positive. "The outlook revision to positive reflects BoQ's improving credit profile which as benefited from ...