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Vanguard, Betashares, iShares neck and neck in battle for inflows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
Vanguard, Betashares, iShares, and VanEck have attracted most of the ETF inflows in Australia for 2024, with competition among these issuers fierce. Vanguard led with $4.07 billion in inflows, followed by local player Betashares with $3.98 billion ...

BlackRock names Asia Pacific operations chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024
BlackRock named Tomoko Ueda as chief operating officer for its Asia Pacific business, succeeding James Raby who will become global head of compliance. Ueda has been with BlackRock since 2022 when she joined as head of corporate strategy and development ...

BlackRock bolsters suite of SMAs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024
BlackRock Australia has announced the launch of BlackRock Active Multi-Asset Model Portfolios as it broadens its managed accounts offering. BlackRock said the model portfolios are actively managed by its multi-asset strategy and solutions team. Investors ...

FICAP RockStar raises over $100k for charity partners

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2024
An analyst at KPMG took out the top prize at the Finance Industry Community Aid Program's annual RockStar event, which raised more than $100,000 for charity. Performing at The Beresford in Sydney's Surry Hills last night, KPMG senior audit analyst ...

SEC gives final approval for Ethereum ETFs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has given final and official approval Ethereum ETFs, making it the second digital asset ETF to hit US markets after Bitcoin ETFs were launched in March this year. Back in May, the SEC approved eight Ethereum ...

FICAP to support Aussie icon in 2024

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024
The Financial Industry Community Aid Program (FICAP) will raise funds for Life Ed, the charity behind Healthy Harold, at its annual RockStar event next week. FICAP has selected Life Ed as its new charity partner in 2024, providing funding for the Healthy ...

Insignia Financial overhauls operating model, executive team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2024
Just a day after denying it has engaged Citi to consider takeover offers, Insignia Financial has overhauled its entire operating model and executive lineup. Insignia Financial is moving away from its current functional operating model and introducing ...

DigitalX to launch Bitcoin ETF on ASX

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024
Digital asset funds management firm DigitalX will launch a Bitcoin ETF on the ASX this Friday. DigitalX said that its Bitcoin ETF (ASX: BTXX) will provide a simple, liquid, and regulated structure for investors to gain exposure to the emerging digital ...

BlackRock acquires Preqin in $4.8bn deal

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024
BlackRock has agreed to acquire Preqin for £2.55 billion or approximately US$3.2 billion ($4.8 billion) in cash. BlackRock said bringing together Preqin's data and research tools with Aladdin's complementary workflow capabilities in a unified platform ...

ETF price war heats up

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2024
Leading exchange-traded product (ETP) investment managers - Vanguard, Betashares, BlackRock, and VanEck - which command about 70% of the Australian market, reduced their asset-weighted fees by 8% in the 12 months to March, according to Rainmaker Information. ...