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Absolute differences among hedge funds

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2007
... securities and credit funds. It is a more diversified portfolio. "Almost all of our exposures are senior secured bank loans at BBB and BB levels. The fundamentals at that level are strong." Harding-Davis said the difference in risk profiles was reflected ...

S&P downgrades Aust Unity insurance

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2007
Standard & Poor's has downgraded Australian Unity General Insurance's (AUGI) BBB rating, placing it on credit watch 'with negative implications', following its acquisition by Calliden last week. The S&P report cited Calliden's unrated nature, relative ...

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 ...