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BlackRock, NAB collaborate on ETF suite

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2022
The partnership will see a range of specially designed iShares ETFs made available on nabtrade alongside educational content for investors. Building on an existing relationship with NAB Private Wealth, the initiative aims to make ETF investing more ...

BlackRock appoints head of iShares, index investment

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2022
BlackRock has named Jason Collins as its head of iShares and index investments for the Australian and New Zealand region, effective immediately. The new role encompasses BlackRock's iShares and index investments business. The duties will be in addition ...

BlackRock launches ESG model portfolios

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022
... range of ESG model portfolios covering a range of risk profiles, saying it is making sustainability more affordable. The iShares ESG Model Portfolios apply a multi-asset strategy and invest in iShares ETFs and BlackRock index funds, in what BlackRock ...

Bennelong bolsters distribution team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022
... business development associate and working her way up. Before joining BetaShares, Platts was an associate at BlackRock's iShares, adviser relationship manager at Certitude Global Investments and relationship consultant at Macquarie Group. Commenting ...

Equity Trustees wins Hejaz mandate

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022
... Hejaz Equity Fund, the Hejaz Property Fund and the Hejaz Income Fund. The Equity Fund aims to match the returns of the iShares MSCI World Islamic UCITS ETF through exposure to a diversified equities portfolio of Sharia Compliant investments. On the other ...

ETF investors soar to 1.7m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2022
... issuers, financial advisers and investing platforms." The latest Morningstar research shows Vanguard, BetaShares, and iShares continue to dominate the local ETF market, capturing more than 77.7% of the total net inflows. Vanguard remains the most popular ...

Low fees, niche sectors win ETF war

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022
... ETFs are those with low fees or offering exposure to niche sectors like disruptive technology. Vanguard, BetaShares, and iShares remain at the top of Australia's ETF market, capturing more than 77.7% of the total net inflows. Vanguard remains the ...

ETF industry loses $5bn

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2022
... ETF and the Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF. In comparison, while it remains one of the largest ETFs, the iShares Core S&P/ASX 200 ETF saw the greatest outflows at more than $350 million. This was followed by Antipodes Global Shares (Quoted ...

VGI chief executive resigns amid takeover

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022
... stay in his role and assist with the merger over the coming months. Prior to VGI, Howie headed BlackRock's Australian iShares business from 2014 to 2018 and then became head of index equity for Asia Pacific. VGI chair Robert Luciano said: "We thank ...

Top three drive ETF surge

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022
... Australian exchange-traded funds sector hit $137 billion in 2021 dominated by the top three players, Vanguard, BetaShares and iShares. The sector grew by a record amount of 44% or $42 billion over the course of 2021, BetaShares' 2021 Australian ETF ...