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BGI iShares opens capital markets division

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2009
Exchange traded fund (ETF) provider, iShares has developed a capital markets division in Asia Pacific to ensure the firm's ETFs remain liquid and priced competitively. The Hong Kong-based division will work with iShares dealers and market makers across ...

Matrix adds ETFs to APL

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
Matrix Planning Solutions has added the Aurora Sandringham Dividend Trust, a number of iShares exchange traded funds (ETFs) and two State Street SPDR ETFs to the group's approved product list. The group's approved product list will now include the State ...

BlackRock to buy Barclays Global Investors...

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2009
BlackRock has signed a purchase agreement to buy Barclays Global Investors including its ETF platform, iShares, to create a $3.3 trillion (US$2.7 trillion) asset management giant. According to a media statement released this morning, the deal will see ...

Vanguard enters ETFs fray

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2009
Vanguard Investments Australia will go head to head with local exchange traded funds (ETFs) incumbents iShares and State Street when it launches three new ETFs on the ASX tomorrow. The group, which is already one of the largest providers of ETFs in ...

FPA endorses iShares CPD program

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2009
... Association (FPA) has accredited the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) program on exchange traded funds (ETF) set up by iShares Australia. The CPD program, which can be accessed using the iShares website, provides two modules; Exchange Traded ...

Barclays sells iShares

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2009
Barclays has sold the firm's exchange traded fund (ETF) iShares business to Blue Sparkle, a partnership established by CVC Capital Partners, for just over $6 billion. Net proceeds from the transaction will be retained by Barclays to enhance the firm's ...

CVC the preferred buyer of iShares

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2009
... out private equity firm CVC Capital Partners as its preferred bidder for the bank's prized exchange traded funds asset, iShares. According to a press statement by Barclays, the bank's preferred bidder is global private equity firm CVC Capital Partners ...

BGI appoints Australian CEO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2009
... business as a result of this announcement. BGI Australia has more than $30 billion in funds under management. The firm's iShares exchange traded funds (ETF) were launched in October 2007 and the BGI introduced three more ETFs covering health, telco and ...

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
... health and consumer brands to give investors the chance to tap "defensive" investment sectors. According to BGI-owned iShares, the new ETFs lets Australians tap into iconic global brands in the healthcare, telecommunication and consumer staples industry ...