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ETP market winners revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
... the June quarter to the same time last year, Vanguard remains the largest ETP manager in Australia with $20.5 billion. BlackRock is the second largest manager in ETPs with $15.3 billion. BetaShares is third with $10.9 billion in ETP FUM and State Street ...

FSC appoints four to board

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
... establishment of a fund management committee to drive strategic policy direction in the Australian funds management landscape. BlackRock Asset Management head of Australasia Andrew Landman, UBS Australia managing director Bryce Doherty, AllianceBernstein ...

BlackRock offers update on dumping coal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
BlackRock has offered its first major update on investment stewardship since it said it would dump thermal coal from active portfolios. The investment giant's voting efforts increased in 2020, with the number of company engagements increasing by 47% ...

Pendal bolsters ESG fixed income capability

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
... be joined by Uniting Ethical Investors portfolio manager Anna Hong, who links with the firm after previous stints at BlackRock and Challenger. Hong will be assigned to the Australian Composite and Cash Funds. The firm appointed SouthPeak Investment Management ...

RealIndex taps former RF Capital executive

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
... Guido's role is newly created, and sees the firm's team grow to 14, 11 of which are investment professionals. A former BlackRock portfolio manager, Guido has also served as chief investment officer of Callisto Asset Management and as a portfolio manager ...

BlackRock drops fees on bond ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
BlackRock has cut the fees on three fixed income ETFs for Australian investors, bringing them under 20bps per year each. The iShares Core Composite Bond ETF (IAF) will go from charging 20 bps per year in management fees to 15bps. Both iShares Government ...

QIC appoints executive director

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... LGM Investments, an emerging and frontier markets boutique under BMO's banner. Prior to joining BMO in 2013, he headed BlackRock's Australian institutional business as a managing director. "I am very pleased to welcome Ravi to QIC. As we navigate through ...

Global ETF leaders push for reform

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... world's largest exchange traded product issuers have partnered to petition for classification reform, in a move which BlackRock head of iShares Australasia Christian Obrist said would help to improve transparency for investors. In a proposal to US stock ...

Fed buys up BlackRock ETFs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
BlackRock has emerged as the biggest winner of the US Federal Reserve's corporate bond buying program, with its ETFs making up around half of the central bank's purchases. The Fed bought US$1.58 billion in investment grade and high-yield ETFs in May ...

BlackRock iShares launches two ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
... invests in Bloomberg AusBond Credit 0+ Yr Index and will charge 0.15bps per year in management fees. Outside of the index, BlackRock will use ESG screens for both ETFs to exclude companies involved in controversial weapons, fossil fuels, tobacco, civilian ...