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BlackRock iShares adds to factor ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024
BlackRock is set to add momentum, quality, and value ETFs to its range of iShares Factor ETFs. They will also be the first of the manager's products to be listed on Cboe Australia. BlackRock iShares is introducing three new ETFs later this month, while ...

Aware Super appoints head of public market equities

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024
Aware Super has appointed former Vanguard and BlackRock portfolio manager Agnes Hong as its new head of public market equities. Hong, who is relocating from Philadelphia to Sydney, will oversee the development of Aware Super's $90 billion public ...

UBS welcomes head of wholesale

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024
Thira Ngoeun has been appointed as UBS Asset Management's head of wholesale client coverage, Australia. Ngoeun joins from BNP Paribas Asset Management where he was head of wholesale distribution at BNP Paribas, Australia and New Zealand. In his new ...

BlackRock bags Global Infrastructure Partners for US$12.5bn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024
BlackRock has struck a deal to acquire Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) for US$12.5 billion in cash and common stock. The transaction will create an infrastructure private markets investment platform with a combined client assets under management ...

BlackRock appoints new head of APAC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024
BlackRock has named Susan Chan as its new head of Asia Pacific (APAC), tasked with overseeing business, client, investment, and operational platforms for wealth and institutional investors. Chan succeeds Rachel Lord, who relocates to London and takes ...

Bitcoin ETFs reach US$4.6bn in trading volume on launch day

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2024
On their debut day, spot bitcoin ETFs recorded a total trading volume of over US$4.6 billion, after being approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Following approval to convert its US$28 billion primary bitcoin trust into a spot ETF ...

Blackstone appoints co-chief investment officers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2024
The private equity giant promoted two of its senior executives to the newly created roles, while promoting one other to the position of global co-head of real estate. Blackstone said the appointments are reflective of the increasing breadth of investment ...

Stake names new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2024
A former BlackRock executive will take the helm at Stake as the trading platform's co-founder Matt Leibowitz steps down from the post. Jon Howie, who joined Stake in August as chief commercial officer, has been promoted to the top job. Before Stake ...

Bitcoin ETFs given green light by US regulator

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024
Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have been approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), a landmark moment for the legitimisation of the world's largest cryptocurrency. The SEC approved 11 Bitcoin ETF application from major institutional ...

Inflation eases to 4.3%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024
Inflation declined to 4.3% in the year to November 2023, easing from 4.9% in October. The latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) found that the rising costs of housing (up 6.6%), food and non-alcoholic beverages (up 4.6%), insurance ...