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BlackRock boosts iShares sales team

LAURA MILLAN | THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2015

BlackRock has hired two experienced sales strategists to its iShares business team in Australia to focus on adviser relations. Joshua Persky has been appointed to the newly created role of sales strategist for model portfolios and solutions. Persky ...

FEATURE: Beyond Beta

LAURA MILLAN | TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2015

... smart beta. Dividend seekers Certain smart beta strategies have been present in the Australian market for a long time. iShares head of Australia Jon Howie explains that the most popular funds have been those chasing high dividend paying Australian equities. ...

Modi under the spotlight

LAURA MILLAN | THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015

... paper into the real economy remains the central issue and solution to the economic dilemma." Building the right product iShares director Jonathan Howie said that over the last few months BlackRock has experienced an increase of advisers demanding exposure ...

FEATURE: How ETFs are changing adviser asset allocation thinking

LAURA MILLAN, ALEX BURKE | MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015

... brought financial advisers on board." Nearly all ETF inflows (94%) remain controlled by the industry's top four issuers - iShares, Vanguard, BetaShares and State Street. Vynokur doesn't see this situation changing any time soon because these issuers ...

Low rates set to push fixed income ETF growth

LAURA MILLAN | FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015

Demand for exchange traded funds (ETFs) holding fixed income is set to increase on a low rate environment, iShares director Jonathan Howie said. Howie told Financial Standard that demand for BlackRock's three fixed income ETFs has increased since mid-2014. ...

MSCI makes key hire to lead local ETF charge

MARK SMITH | MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015

... Barclays Global Investors (BGI), including head of BGI's retail, multi manager and intermediary business, and co-head of iShares Australia. In this latter role he was responsible for bringing the iShares brand to Australia and launching the first international ...

ETFs up 48.3% to $15 billion

ALEX BURKE | TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2015

... Funds (ETFs) grew 48.3% to $14.8 billion in the year to December 2014, according to market analysis by Plan For Life. iShares remains the leading ETF product provider with a 36.9% market share, followed by State Street Global Advisors (26.1%), Vanguard ...

iShares launches currency hedged international ETFs

MARK SMITH | WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015

Two new exchange traded funds (ETFs) have been launched on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) by iShares. The new funds are local hedged versions of iShares most popular international ETFs, iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and iShares Global 100 ...

ETFs jump 44 pct to $13.6bn

ALEX DUNNIN | FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014

... 6% increase in ASX market capitalisation over the year which now stands at $1.6 trillion. The largest ETF operator is iShares with $4.7 billion in funds followed by State Street with $3.7 billion, Vanguard with $2.5 billion and BetaShares with $1.4 billion. ...

Implemented Portfolios appoints former BlackRock MD

MARK SMITH | MONDAY, 29 SEP 2014

... assist the business with the next stage of its growth. Seccombe was responsible for launching BlackRock's ETF business, iShares, in Australia in 2007. He left BlackRock in February this year after a four year period as managing director. He joined the ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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