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Doors open for new ETFs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
Barclays' decision to place its leading exchange traded funds (ETFs) business, iShares, up for sale has the potential to change the sector's dynamic and lower the barrier to new entrants. The company has released a brief statement overnight confirming ...

iShares adds three

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2009
Barclays Global Investors has introduced three new exchange traded funds (ETFs) covering telco, health and consumer brands to give investors the chance to tap "defensive" investment sectors. According to BGI-owned iShares, the new ETFs lets Australians ...

Japan wins for local instos

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
... to Rainmaker, Perennial Japanese Shares Composite (unhedged), BT WS Japanese Share fund, Platinum Japan fund and the Barclays Japan Equity Index fund were among the top ten best performing global equity funds last year. The Perennial Japanese Shares ...

Investors turn to ETFs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2009
... managed funds but invested US$133 billion into exchange traded funds (ETFs) in the first 11 months of 2008. ETF provider Barclays Global Investors (BGI) expects last year's trend to continue through to this year due to market uncertainty. "ETFs remained ...

BGI wins $2bn French mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2009
Barclays Global Investors has won a $2 billion mandate European equities mandate with French national pension reserve fund, FRR. FRR, which has $65 billion in assets under management, launched a tender in three slots April last year with the aim of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2009
... Monday, boosted by better-than-expected US data and by banking shares as investors took heart from positive news from the Barclays group. The London FTSE 100 index gained 156.54 points or 3.86 per cent to close at 4,209.01 points. FRANKFURT - The Dax ...

BGI appoints CIO

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2009
Barclays Global Investors' Australian chief executive, Morry Waked, has been promoted to chief investment officer and global head for BGI's global active equity business. Waked has handed over his responsibilities for Australia although he retains his ...

NGSS on mandate spree

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2009
... Emerging Markets among its new managers. As a result of the reshuffle, NGSS' mandates with AMP Future Directions and Barclays Global Investors have been axed. However the fund is retaining its investment with Colonial First State Emerging Markets. Bill ...

Enhanced Investment Technologies wins award

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2008
... sponsored by the UK-based publication Professional Pensions. The US manager managed to beat finalists AXA Rosenberg, Barclays Global Investors, Invesco, Nicholas Applegate Capital Management and State Street Global Advisors for the top prize. The award ...

Lonsec approves iShares

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008
Barclays Global Investors (BGI) iShares Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) received an 'approved' rating from Lonsec. The Lonsec report notes iShares ETFs represent an efficient, liquid and cost effective means for investors to gain index exposure to different ...