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PIMCO hires former Global X sales lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
... distribution before his exit due to internal restructuring. Before Global X, some of his previous sales roles were at BlackRock and Fidelity International. The head of sales at the Australian business is Manny Damianakis. In another move, Alex Zaika ...

Briefcase launches five SMAs on Praemium

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
... of direct shares that reflect the characteristics of the index. It has managed more than $50 billion for the likes of BlackRock, BT, and Russell Investments. Persky founded Briefcase in 2022 after working more than seven years at BlackRock where he led ...

BlackRock's Chantal Giles expands role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
Chantal Giles, head of wealth at BlackRock Australasia, has taken on an additional role within the US$11.5 trillion asset management firm. Effective February 1, 2025, Giles will also head up APAC strategic clients and business development. In her expanded ...

Fidelity picks Southeast Asia lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
... International managing director, Asia Pacific (Ex-Japan), Damien Mooney who recently returned to the fund after 13 years at BlackRock. Commenting on the appointment, Mooney said he was "delighted" to appoint Wildon to lead Fidelity's Singapore and ...

More climate exits as Trump takes charge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
... on the departure. NZAM recently suspended its operations following the exit of the world's largest asset manager, BlackRock, earlier this month. Meanwhile, four Canadian banks left NZBA: BMO, National Bank of Canada, TD Bank Group and Canadian Imperial ...

BlackRock settles lawsuit for 'misleading consumers'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025
BlackRock has reached a settlement in a lawsuit filed by the State of Tennessee, which alleged the asset manager misled consumers about how much its investment strategies were influenced by ESG considerations. Tennessee's suit alleged BlackRock failed ...

Global ETF inflows hit US$2tn: ETFGI

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
Money pouring into global exchange-traded funds (ETF) hit a record high of US$1.9 trillion during 2024, new insights from research firm ETFGI shows. SSGA's SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) raked in the highest net inflows of US$626 billion during the ...

Goldman Sachs AM nabs Fidelity veteran

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
... head of the Southeast Asia region, as well as country head of Singapore. Earlier, Gan held senior distribution roles at BlackRock and Schroders. At BlackRock, she was responsible for growing BlackRock's Singapore retail distribution business both ...

BlackRock loses senior executive touted as Fink's successor

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025
BlackRock senior managing director, head of global client business Mark Wiedman - who was regarded as a potential successor to chief executive Larry Fink - is exiting the asset manager. Wiedman is responsible for BlackRock's commercial relationships ...

Industry breaks records for assets, flows, and product launches

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
The Australian exchange-traded fund (ETF) industry has had a landmark year, breaking records pertaining to market capitalisation, net flows, and product launches. Last year, the ETF industry's funds under management (FUM) reached $246.3 billion ...