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Lazard sets up new chief investment role

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... assistant secretary of the US Treasury for economic policy. Previously, he was a portfolio manager and managing director at BlackRock, where he managed systematic equity funds and served as head of research for multi-asset strategies. "Establishing the ...

No room for a neutral stance in 2026: BlackRock

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
The market is ripe for active investing, the BlackRock Investment Institute said in its annual global economy and financial markets outlook report. The inertia of mounting geopolitical tensions and a rapidly unfolding artificial intelligence (AI) buildout ...

FEATURE | Recruitment: Laying foundations

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... to enterprise data storage solutions like Databricks and Snowflake, portfolio management platforms such as Aladdin by BlackRock and Charles River for investment data solutions. Turner says once funds merge, they face critical decisions about which platforms ...

BlackRock loses $8.9bn pension fund mandate

MATT TOLEDO  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... Pensioenfonds, a Dutch pension fund with $105 billion in assets, has terminated an $8.9 billion equity mandate with BlackRock due to the manager's misalignment with the fund's environmental, social and governance framework. According to a release, PME ...

JBWere partners to enhance advisers' portfolio analytic capabilities

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
... now provided with customised insights on the risk and return characteristics of their investment portfolios through BlackRock's comprehensive analytic platform, Aladdin Wealth. The partnership marks the first Australian bank or wealth management company ...

Australia's 'Super 6' embrace total portfolio approach: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2025
... the "Super 6". Since 2017, AustralianSuper has leaped 17 spots forward in global rankings, which was the same rate as BlackRock and ahead of the Mubadala Investment Company's 15 spots. At the end of 2024, the report showed the top 100 asset owners managing ...

Record investment into AI forcing largest innovation buildout ever: BlackRock

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
While BlackRock acknowledges that AI may become another bubble, the firm remains overweight in its current allocations. The 2026 Global Outlook Pushing Limits report outlined the mega forces moving into the new year, as it identifies that the AI buildout ...

Aware Real Estate, Barings acquire Home HQ Artarmon

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2025
... by Growthpoint Properties Australia for $180.1 million, with each taking a 50% ownership stake. In collaboration with BlackRock's APAC real estate team, the property was purchased by Growthpoint in 2018. Since then, the retail centre has been subject ...

Global X to launch Japan TOPIX 100 ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
... clients gain access to globally recognised names like Sony, Nintendo, Toyota Motors, all within a single ETF." Currently, BlackRock's iShares has a Japan ETF (ASX: IJP), same as BetaShares (ASX: HJPN) - but none of them are tracking the TOPIX 100 Index. ...

BlackRock to launch first active income-focused ETF

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
BlackRock will launch its first actively managed, income-focused ETF in Australia, iShares Credit Income Active ETF (ASX: ICME). ICME is designed to generate monthly income for investors, while aiming to deliver returns above RBA Cash Rate. The diversified ...