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Pendal bolsters ESG fixed income capability

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
ASX-listed fund manager Pendal has moved to strengthen its capability in ESG fixed income investing through a series of appointments. Two new assistant portfolio managers have been appointed to the firm's bond, income and defensive strategy teams, with ...

2020 MAX Award winners named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
The most outstanding efforts in financial services marketing, advertising and sales were recognised in the 2020 Financial Standard MAX Awards, presented via virtual ceremony last night. Big winners in the 15th annual awards include BlackRock, Legg Mason ...

RealIndex taps former RF Capital executive

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
First Sentier's systematic equities manager Realindex added a former RF Capital head of research to its investment team, as it continues to grow. Realindex has appointed Ron Guido as a senior qualitative portfolio manager. Guido's role is newly created ...

First virtual MAX Awards go live tonight

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
The first virtual Financial Standard MAX Awards will go live from 6pm tonight, celebrating the best and brightest in advertising, marketing and sales. Now in their 25th year, and first as a virtual event, the MAX Awards will be presented online hosted ...

BlackRock drops fees on bond ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
BlackRock has cut the fees on three fixed income ETFs for Australian investors, bringing them under 20bps per year each. The iShares Core Composite Bond ETF (IAF) will go from charging 20 bps per year in management fees to 15bps. Both iShares Government ...

QIC appoints executive director

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
The $80 billion fund manager has hired BMO Global Asset Management's Asia Pacific managing director as an executive director as the incumbent retires. Ravi Sriskandarajah will join QIC as executive director, client solutions and capital on September ...

Global ETF leaders push for reform

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
The world's largest exchange traded product issuers have partnered to petition for classification reform, in a move which BlackRock head of iShares Australasia Christian Obrist said would help to improve transparency for investors. In a proposal to ...

Fed buys up BlackRock ETFs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
BlackRock has emerged as the biggest winner of the US Federal Reserve's corporate bond buying program, with its ETFs making up around half of the central bank's purchases. The Fed bought US$1.58 billion in investment grade and high-yield ETFs in May ...

BlackRock iShares launches two ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
iShares today listed two exchange traded funds on the ASX that invest in Australian corporate bonds. The iShares Yield Plus ETF (IYLD) tracks a customised Bloomberg index that measures the performance of the Australian corporate bond market after excluding ...

FICAP sponsors donate $150k despite postponement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
The sponsors of the 2020 FICAP Who Wants to be a Rockstar fundraiser event have donated close to $150,000 to charity, despite the event having been postponed due to COVID-19. All 41 of the Financial Industry Community Aid Program's 2020 sponsors ...