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BlackRock rethinks fundamental equities, PMs depart

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2023
BlackRock Australia is restructuring its fundamental equities business, in a move that's seen the departure of three portfolio managers. A spokesperson for BlackRock confirmed it is repositioning the Aussie fundamental equities business following a ...

BlackRock appoints APAC head of wealth

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2023
BlackRock has named veteran James Raby as its APAC head of wealth, based in Hong Kong. He will report into BlackRock chair and head of APAC Rachel Lord and replaces Guilherme Lima. With more than 15 years of experience at the firm, Raby has held various ...

Perpetual welcomes Pendal board members

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2022
As part of its proposed acquisition plan, Perpetual Asset Management has welcomed Pendal Group non-executive directors Christopher Jones, Kathryn Matthews and Ben Heap to its board. The expected start date for the new directors is January next year ...

BlackRock implements ETF stock split

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2022
BlackRock Australia has implemented a stock split of three of its long-standing US equities ETFs. BlackRock said the split of iShares S&P 500 ETF (IVV), iShares S&P 500 (AUD Hedged) ETF (IHVV) and iShares S&P Mid -Cap ETF (IJH) will make it easier for ...

Goldman Sachs charged over ESG failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... the public pension funds that they govern. In October, the state of Missouri pulled approximately US$500 million from BlackRock, with Republican State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick announcing that the Missouri State Employees' Retirement System (MOSERS) ...

Tomorrow's clients are going to be different: BlackRock

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2022
Addressing the crowd at BlackRock's flagship iShares ETF event in Sydney yesterday, BlackRock director, US wealth advisory equity pillar Katie Fischer shared learnings from her adviser clients across the globe on how to add value in ways that drive ...

Forrests invest in post-war, green Ukraine

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2022
... the Russians have destroyed can readily be replaced with the latest, most modern green and digital infrastructure." BlackRock Financial Markets Advisory and the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine have signed a Memorandum of Understanding whereby BlackRock ...

BlackRock expands proxy voting to retail investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2022
BlackRock will allow individual investors in select mutual funds in the UK to engage in proxy voting via its technology platform Voting Choice. BlackRock chair and chief executive Larry Fink said it's clear investors don't want to sit on the ...

North adds to investment menu

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022
North has partnered with BlackRock, Morningstar and InvestSense to add a further 12 managed portfolios to its investment offering. In partnering with BlackRock, North has designed the platform's first international equity portfolio, dubbed the iShares ...

Central banks to tighten on all sides: BlackRock

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
... central banks are taking a "whatever it takes" approach to pushing inflation back down to their targets, according to the BlackRock Investment Institute (BII). The European Central Bank (ECB) raised rates another 0.75%, and BII expects the Fed to do ...