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Undue credit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2009
... & Poor's warning that it might downgrade the UK's sovereign credit rating. Barely two years have passed and Standard and Poor's -- by any standard - have regained full credit-rating credibility. How else could you explain the financial market's reaction ...

S&P launches risk controlled indices

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
Standard and Poor's has launched risk controlled versions of its S&P 500 and S&P/ASX 200 indices as investors look to gain exposure to the US and Australian markets while limiting their risk. The S&P 500 Risk Control 10% Index and the S&P/ASX 200 Risk ...

Rated AAA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2009
... are to be included in their funds should only be those rated XYZ by either one of the ratings triumvirate --Standard and Poor's or Moody's or Fitch. Heck, even the US Federal Reserve would not accept any collateral for its stimulus lending programmes ...

Local S&P veteran heads to global stage

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2009
Mark Hoven, head of fund services at Standard and Poor's Fund Services in Australia has been promoted to global head of sales, marketing and business development of the ratings house and will be based in London. Hoven currently heads up S&P's Fund Services ...

AIG subsidiaries to separate

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
The record $A157 billion loss reported by AIG in the US and the resultant fourth rescue package from the US Treasury has resulted in the subsidiaries being quarantined into a special purpose vehicle, possibly in preparation for sale through an IPO. ...

Fortis fund 'On Hold' after CIO departure

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2008
Fortis Investment's High Income Global Property Securities Fund has been put "On Hold" by ratings house Standard and Poor's following the retirement of Nancy Holland, chief investment officer for the property team. Holland is leaving Fortis at the end ...

Pure commodities funds win ratings

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
Climbing commodity prices have pioneered the establishment of pure commodity funds and a debut Standard and Poor's rating for three new products. Ratings house Standard & Poor's Fund Services recently assigned four-star ratings to three new pure commodity ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
... markets were mixed on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 43.07 points to 11,489.73, while the broader Standard and Poor's 500 was virtually flat, up 0.23 points at 1,260.55 as Citigroup reported better-than-expected quarterly results. But ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
... The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite dropped 28.71 points, or 1.24 per cent, to 2,283.59, while the broad-market Standard and Poor's 500 was virtually flat, up 0.23 point at 1,260.55. But the major indexes still ended the week with big gains, the result of ...

Defence Housing open for instos

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2008
... rental income. This, among other factors, has seen DHA receive a good track record through 14-years SLB and a Standard and Poor's AA+ rating. DHA currently manages approximately 17,000 properties totaling $7 billion worth of housing stock across Aust ...