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BlackRock confirms iShares delisting timetable

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2018
BlackRock has laid out options for iShares ETF investors to liquidate their holdings, reconfirming it will suspend the trading of five products from the ASX in about a month. On May 3, BlackRock said it was pulling five iShares products from the Australian ...

BlackRock restructures iShares ETFs

KANIKA SOOD, KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2018
BlackRock will delist five of its 19 US-domiciled iShares exchange-traded funds from the ASX and convert the remainder as Australian-domiciled ETFs. The world's largest asset manager is moving towards a locally-domiciled product range and the 14 ETFs ...

Retail unit trusts leaking FUM

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2018
... BlackRock's strategy in Australia is to provide high conviction active strategies and continue to build on our market leading iShares ETF platform," Zaika said. The Rainmaker study found that ASX's mFunds failed to attract major FUM.

Acorns launches its own super product

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
... for their future," Lucas added. The super product will invest in seven exchange-traded funds: one from SPDR, four from iShares and one each from Russell and BetaShares. The product is intended to be a low-cost option for younger savers, and if one applies ...

FS has you covered in 2017

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
... planning. ETF Forum Hosted at The Langham in Melbourne, exchange-traded funds (ETF) experts from the likes of BlackRock iShares, State Street Global Advisors, MSCI and VanEck addressed delegates on best practice when it comes to using ETFs in an advice ...

Willis Towers Watson bolsters Sydney investment team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2017
... two analysts to its Sydney team. Former BlackRock director Oliver Berry, who was responsible for institutional sales for iShares in Australia, has joined WTW as a senior portfolio specialist. In welcoming Berry, WTW director of investments for Australia ...

BlackRock boosts Australian distribution footprint

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
... BT Financial Group working as a new business manager. James Waterworth has rejoined BlackRock as a vice president and iShares specialist, reporting to Alex Zaika, the head of wealth for iShares in Australia. Waterworth first joined BlackRock in 2010 ...

Advice, ETFs and SMAs form powerful combination

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
... exchange-traded funds in separately managed accounts. Speaking at the Financial Standard ETF Forum in Melbourne yesterday, head of iShares Jon Howie told delegates that viewing ETFs as a technology rather than just an investment product can have substantial ...

Last chance: Financial Standard ETF Forum

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2017
... Joining to discuss the latest trends and thinking on ETFs at the one-day forum is: Jonathan Howie, director and head of iShares Australia Matthew Arnold, head of SPDR ETF strategy & research - APAC, State Street Global Advisors Arnie Selvarajah, chief ...

BlackRock hires new executives

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2017
... executive appointments. Katie Petering is the new head of asset manager sales for BlackRock's exchange-traded funds business iShares. She will report to head of iShares Australia, Jon Howie. Petering is responsible for developing investment solutions ...