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BlackRock appoints head of iShares Aus

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
BlackRock has promoted Mark Oliver to head of its iShares exchange traded fund (ETF) business in Australia. Oliver has been with BlackRock since 2008 and was most recently head of strategic partnerships. Prior to this, he led BlackRock's distribution ...

iShares unveils four Aussie ETFs

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2010
iShares will launch four new Australian ETFs as the firm hopes to cash in on increasing investor demand for exchange traded funds. These ETFs include the iShares MSCI Australia 200, which will aim to track the performance of the MSCI Australia 200 Index ...

BlackRock appoints new MD for Brazil

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2010
... investors and is expanding its local presence into local distribution of products through retail/intermediary channels, iShares distribution, institutional channels, and BlackRock Solutions. BlackRock also plans to expand its local portfolio management ...

BlackRock hires WA state manager

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2010
... will be responsible for promoting BlackRock's managed fund business, separately managed accounts (SMAs) products and its iShares business.

India funds in short supply

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2010
... companies in the Greater China, Indian Sub-continent, East and South-East Asian regions. Tom Keenan, director of retail iShares Australia pointed out that Australian investors probably identify with China to a greater extent than India, simply because ...

ETFs hit trillion dollar milestone

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
... outflows of US$163 billion. With 453 ETFs, assets under management of US$506.8 billion, and a market share of 46.3 per cent, iShares, owned by BlackRock, is by some distance the world's single largest ETF provider. State Street Global Advisors is next ...

ETFs tough to white label

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2010
... but that could be hard to do in practice due to structural issues, according to one ETF expert. Tom Keenan, director at iShares in Australia, said many financial planning dealer groups are seeking to white label an ETF - just as they've white labelled ...

BlackRock BGI merger completed

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2009
BlackRock has completed its merger with Barclays Global Investors, including Barclay's iShares exchange traded funds business. The combined firm will operate under the BlackRock name and the iShares brand will be retained. "Beginning today, we move ...

ETFs delve deeper into China

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2009
Australian financial planners may soon be able to diversify their exposure to emerging markets after iShares launched its China A Share exchange traded funds (ETF). The five ETFs started trading in Hong Kong last week and are not yet available to Australian ...

Oasis adds two groups and recovers FUM

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2009
... funds (ETFs) from Barclay's Global Investors and State Street Global Advisors onto the platform. The six ETFs include the iShares S&P 500, iShares MSCI Emerging Markets, SPDR S&P/ASX 200 fund and the SPDR S&P/ASX 50 fund. But Lowe said financial planners ...