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BlackRock to buy Barclays Global Investors...

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2009
BlackRock has signed a purchase agreement to buy Barclays Global Investors including its ETF platform, iShares, to create a $3.3 trillion (US$2.7 trillion) asset management giant. According to a media statement released this morning, the deal will see ...

FPA endorses iShares CPD program

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2009
... by 2011. In fact, ETFs received over $300 billion in net flows during 2008. This development follows Barclays Global Investors introducing three new ETFs covering telecommunications, health and consumer brands in March. The firm has launched 19 ETFS ...

Barclays sells iShares

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2009
... after CVC Capital Parnters achieves a certain minimum return from the iShares business. The sale means Barclays Global Investors will remain one of the world's largest asset managers. "This transaction realises significant value for Barclays. IShares ...

BGI appoints Australian CEO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2009
Barclays Global Investors (BGI) appointed Will Britten as chief executive of the firm's Australian business. Britten succeeds Morry Waked who was appointed global head of chief investment officer for BGI global active equity business earlier this year. ...

iShares adds three

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2009
Barclays Global Investors has introduced three new exchange traded funds (ETFs) covering telco, health and consumer brands to give investors the chance to tap "defensive" investment sectors. According to BGI-owned iShares, the new ETFs lets Australians ...

Investors turn to ETFs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2009
... invested US$133 billion into exchange traded funds (ETFs) in the first 11 months of 2008. ETF provider Barclays Global Investors (BGI) expects last year's trend to continue through to this year due to market uncertainty. "ETFs remained a beacon for those ...

BGI wins $2bn French mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2009
Barclays Global Investors has won a $2 billion mandate European equities mandate with French national pension reserve fund, FRR. FRR, which has $65 billion in assets under management, launched a tender in three slots April last year with the aim of ...

BGI appoints CIO

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2009
Barclays Global Investors' Australian chief executive, Morry Waked, has been promoted to chief investment officer and global head for BGI's global active equity business. Waked has handed over his responsibilities for Australia although he retains his ...

NGSS on mandate spree

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2009
... among its new managers. As a result of the reshuffle, NGSS' mandates with AMP Future Directions and Barclays Global Investors have been axed. However the fund is retaining its investment with Colonial First State Emerging Markets. Bill Dwyer, NGSS manager ...

Enhanced Investment Technologies wins award

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2008
... UK-based publication Professional Pensions. The US manager managed to beat finalists AXA Rosenberg, Barclays Global Investors, Invesco, Nicholas Applegate Capital Management and State Street Global Advisors for the top prize. The award was introduced ...