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Mariner trust awarded "Approved" rating by MIA

Mariner Mortgage Management Limited was awarded an 'Approved' rating from Managed Investment Assessments (MIA), after comparing the trust against similar mortgage funds in a comparative review. The review went on to rate Mariner Securities Limited ...

Clients push S&P to make ratings simpler

Standard & Poor's (S&P) is not making a big song-and-dance about it but the ratings house has dramatically changed its ratings scheme due to client demand for a simpler structure. Previously S&P would produce three separate ratings namely ratings for ...

Weaven trumpets industry fund growth figures

Industry Fund Services executive chair, Garry Weaven, says industry funds have grown 'significantly' post-choice. In figures released today Weaven showed increases in both industry fund's membership and funds under management over the six month period ...

Power of one through MLIM customised portfolios

Investors who want the bells and whistles of a customised managed account but without the added cost can look to the latest offering from Merrill Lynch Investment Management (MLIM). Called 'Customised Portfolio Service', MLIM has paired up with software ...

Sealcorp changes name to Asgard Wealth Solutions

Financial planning and platform group Sealcorp Holdings flags its new investment strategy of providing broad-ranging services for financial planners with a new name 'Asgard Wealth Solutions'. "We have repositioned the brand so it is more reflective ...

NRMA award IXIS funds-to-funds mandate

IXIS Asset Management Australia Limited (IXIS) have won a $15 million mandate from NRMA Motoring Services, in a funds-to-funds management move, aimed to help improve their $750 million treasury portfolio. Senior manager of investments for NRMA motoring ...

Economic Roundup

Last week's financial market activity saw the Australian dollar drop below US74 cents for the first time in four months. A combination of weaker-than-expected domestic economic data and a narrowing Australian/US interest rate spread triggered the sell-off ...

Global navigator finds six more

The shift to regional investing is gathering pace with platform group Navigator adding three country funds supplemented with three global funds to its menus. The new country funds are Fidelity's Australian Equity, China and India funds, and the three ...

Margin lending gets independent LIFT

Boutique financial services group LIFT Capital (LIFT) has launched a share lending service which it claims will offer investors independence in the margin lending space. The fund has already collected around $100 million in funds under administration ...

Van Eyk clarifies ratings methods

Van Eyk has tightened its ratings scheme to give clients 'greater clarity' when selecting fund managers. More than just a tweaking process, the group will introduce three new ratings 'BB', 'Screened' and 'Information Only' with the last two replacing ...