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BlackRock profits slump during COVID-19

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... picked up net inflows. Institutional investors pulled out net US$30 billion across active and indexed strategies, while iShares ETFs still attracted US$13.8 billion net in the quarter. The company's total operating expenses for the March quarter were ...

A decade in the dust

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... Depression both advanced economies and emerging market and developing economies are in recession." Despite this, BlackRock iShares head of APAC investment strategy, ETF and index investing Thomas Taw said investment inflows into China had soared. "Following ...

What's next for income-focused funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... past few years have seen the growth of passive ETFs that chase higher dividends according to a set of rules. Vanguard, iShares and ETFSecurities offer funds in the space. Wilkinson said dividend-focused ETFs may decide they have to refine their rules ...

Plenty still want in on ETPs: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... the Australian dollar fell 5% against the US dollar over the month and has fallen 13% since the start of the year." The iShares Core S&P 500 ETF had the largest net outflows of $156 million, while its hedged counterpart iShares Core S&P 500 AUD Hedged ...

BlackRock appoints Asia Pacific ETF head

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
BlackRock has hired from Citi to appoint a new head of iShares for Asia Pacific. Rimmo Jolly is currently Citi's regional head of ETF and index sales and business development for Asia Pacific and Japan. In his new role, Jolly will be tasked with growing ...

Low rates support some bond managers: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... Vanguard's International Credit Securities Index (Hedged) ETF is among the bottom funds, along with products from CFS and iShares. Finally, when it comes to multi-strategy income, Kapstream Absolute Return Income is sitting at the top, ahead of the ...

Three ETFs axed by Morningstar

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2020
... two BlackRock ETFs and a BetaShares product next month. From March 20, it will no longer publish qualitative research on iShares MSCI Japan (IJP), iShares China Large-Cap (IZZ) and BetaShares Australian Top 20 Equity Yield Maximiser (YMAX). It will also ...

Australian ETF industry competition heats up

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
... of the total to 10%." In asset classes, international equities has shown the most competitiveness. As recent as 2015, iShares had 72% of the market but by 2019, its share had fallen to 30% of the total revenue for the segment, followed by Magellan's ...

BlackRock appoints new chief operating officer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
... clients' interests in mind, and align our operational priorities accordingly." At a media event last year, BlackRock head of iShares Australia Chrsitian Obrist said BlackRock was appointing a head of public policy to navigate the shifting regulatory ...

BlackRock shuts ASX-listed ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
... BlackRock has informed investors of its plans to wind up an ASX-listed exchange traded fund following lacklustre demand. The iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (ITW) started trading in Australia in November 2007 and at the end of last year had $5.65 million in ...