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Super funds keen on alternatives managers

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2019
... complexity." Internal management For the period the top five investment managers winning the most mandates by number were: BlackRock, Mesirow, Morgan Stanley IM (MSIM), QIC and Firetrail. However, if mandates appointed by a superannuation funds to themselves ...

BetaShares launches FTSE 100 ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019
... to the product disclosure statement. BetaShares is now the third-largest ETF issuer in Australia, behind Vanguard and BlackRock and ahead of State Street. For the first half of the year, Vanguard and BetaShares commanded 60% of the net inflows of $4.4 ...

ETFs cross $50bn, fixed income leads

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
... million while currency ETFs bled about $55 million. Vanguard and BetaShares commanded 60% of the net inflows. Adding BlackRock iShares, the three's market share of the net inflows was 80%. Top performing products for the half were BetaShares geared ...

ESG options outperform in the short term: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
... AustralianSuper, NSW State Trustees, AMP group, CFS group and BT Financial Group. AMP Capital, Macquarie, IFM Investors, BlackRock and Colonial First State Global Asset Management represent the largest investment managers backing the principles.

Vanguard American ETFs cross US$1 trillion

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2019
... the time it crossed the US $1 trillion mark. Vanguard rose to biggest ETF issuer in Australia last year, surpassing BlackRock. Last month, Vanguard's Australian business announced it will lower fees on some of its popular funds and ETFs from the ...

BlackRock cuts fees on Aussie shares ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
BlackRock has slashed the fees on its S&P/ASX 200 exchange-traded fund following a pricing review, as competition heats up in the sector. The iShares Core S&P/ASX 200 ETF, which trades on the exchange with ticker IOZ, pushed down the fees to 0.09% p.a. ...

Super fund awards Aussie equity mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
... existing Australian equity portfolio. Omega joins the likes of Pendal, Maple-Brown Abbott, Lazard Asset Management and BlackRock, according to State Super's FY18 annual report. State Super NSW senior investment manager Andrew Huang said: "We have ...

Nikko AM names new distribution head

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
... immediately. Bluzmanis has been with Nikko AM for more than four and a half years, havingpreviously spent eight years at Blackrock Australia including a stint as the investment giant's head of national key accounts and research. Prior to joining Blackrock ...

Parametric bolsters leadership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019
... Prior to her time at Charles Schwab, Le Berre was vice president of corporate governance and responsible investment for BlackRock. Sireklove welcomed Le Berre to the role, saying: "Gwen's experience in evolving investment stewardship programs, driving ...

Global equities boutique opens Australian office

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2019
... Perpetual for more than five years, prior to which she was at Ibbotson Associates. She has also previously held roles with BlackRock and ING. She will report directly to Sustainable Growth Advisers' founding partner George Fraise. Commenting on the ...