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S&P launches sustainable versions of flagship indices

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
... exchange-traded funds in the US. iShares global head of product at BlackRock Carolyn Weinberg said she was excited to launch iShares ETFs with the newly created sustainability screened versions of S&P's flagship indices. "These flagship indices are core ...

BlackRock profits slump during COVID-19

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... up net inflows. Institutional investors pulled out net US$30 billion across active and indexed strategies, while iShares ETFs still attracted US$13.8 billion net in the quarter. The company's total operating expenses for the March quarter were about ...

BlackRock appoints Asia Pacific ETF head

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... Rimmo to bring our suite of global and local products to investors in the region, and to raise awareness of using iShares ETFs as an instrument of active investment management." Jolly has spent nearly two decades at Citi and previously worked for Deutsche ...

Joint venture to set new ETF standard

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2019
... solutions overseen by RCB GAM. Under the partnership, five of RBC GAM's existing ETFs will be merged with existing iShares ETFs on or about 5 April 2019. One RBC GAM offering will be terminated while the investment objectives and strategies of six RBC ...

BlackRock confirms iShares delisting timetable

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2018
... Australian Securities Exchange and re- domiciling 14 from US to Australia to cut taxes for investors. The scrapped iShares ETFs were indexed to Russell 2000, MSCI Singapore, Global Telecom, MSCI Hong Kong and MSCI BRIC. The group's ticker codes are ...

BlackRock restructures iShares ETFs

KANIKA SOOD, KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2018
... iShares," Howie said. BlackRock plans to start the restructure after the end of financial year in July. The five dropped iShares ETFs were indexed to Russell 2000, MSCI Singapore, Global Telecom, MSCI Hong Kong and MSCI BRIC. "We believe some exposures ...

BlackRock lists cash ETFs

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
BlackRock has listed a further two iShares ETFs in Australia and both are aligned to cash. Benchmarked to the S&P/ASX Bank Bill Index, the iShares Core Cash ETF (ASX: BILL) and the iShares Enhanced Cash ETF (ASX: ISEC) both provide access to a diversified ...

iShares receives 'recommended' rating

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... market movements, is an important determinant of successful investing, but volatility can be unnerving," Howie added. iShares ETFs use BlackRock's expertise for trade aggregation, risk monitoring and efficient execution. "Lonsec considers technology ...

iShares Core launches in Australia

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
... Investment Market Index, which captures large, mid and small cap companies across 23 developed market countries. The new iShares ETFs offer investors the option of hedged or unhedged exposures: iShares Core MSCI World All Cap ETF (IWLD) and iShares Core ...

iShares launches currency hedged international ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
... international ETFs, iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and iShares Global 100 ETF (IOO).A The new funds increase the number of iShares ETFs available on the ASX to 28, with assets under management of $5.73bn (as at 23 January 2015). "ETFs providing international ...