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BlackRock partners with $23bn super fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
... similar to the ESG Australian Bond Index Fund the two launched earlier this year. Benchmarked to a customised Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Global Aggregate SRI Select ex-fossil fuels index, the iShares ESG Global Bond Index Fund is designed to allow investors ...

Fund manager exits global debt, chief resigns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2019
... executive and managing director of Fidelity Investments Australia. He had previously spent nine years at Barclays Global Investors, holding the role of director, institutional business and director, adviser services. Last month Equity Trustees, as responsible ...

Super fund awards $100m debt mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2019
... where there is a valuation anomaly and identifiable catalysts for price mean reversion. It is benchmarked against the Barclays Capital 60/40 Sovereign Credit Index. The fund's total asset value stood at US$1.8 billion at the end of April. LGIAsuper ...

MGP looks inward for new leaders

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2019
... and global roles in risk management and compliance through previous stints at Nikko Asset Management, Barclays Global Investors, and BNP Paribas. Sanja Petrovic has been promoted to head of information technology, and is now responsible for IT across ...

Boutique fund manager appoints chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
... Prior to this, he held senior executive positions at PIMCO, Lehman Brothers Investment Management and Barclays Global Investors. His early career was spent in acquisition finance, Fidante said in a statement.

Former JPMAM executive joins boutique advice group

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019
... Australia between 2003 and 2010. He has also served as associate director, institutional business at Barclays Global Investors, now BlackRock. After more than 30 years in corporate financial services, Alcorn said he is relishing the rural lifestyle in ...

Special Report: Hitting new ETF goals

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... fixed income managers use indices differently - it depends on what each is trying to achieve. Taking the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Index for instance, a passive manager will try to match the index in terms of exposure to sector, duration, currency ...

Pension fund names new investments lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018
... system and can hit the ground running." Meng has also previously held roles with Morgan Stanley and Barclays Global Investors, and was a risk officer at Lehman Brothers before joining CalPERS in 2008. Meng's start date is yet to be determined.

Vanguard launches ESG funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2018
... fixed income securities across both emerging markets and major developed countries. The fund will track the Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Global Aggregate ex SRI Exclusions Index, hedged to Australian dollars. Vanguard Australia head of product and marketing ...

NAB director joins global manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
... business. He also previously held roles with Apostle Asset Management, Ibbotson Associates, BlackRock and Barclays Global Investors. "We are pleased to welcome Glen on board. Glen joins us at a timely juncture where his deep institutional experience ...