Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 571 - 580 of 989 results for "BlackRoc"

Smart beta emerging markets ETF launches

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2018
A new ETF is promising to give Australian investors exposure to 24 emerging markets including China, with returns higher than the MSCI EM Index. VanEck's latest smart beta ETF will track the MSCI Emerging Markets Diversified Multiple-Factor Index (AUD) ...

Former UniSuper investment analyst joins AustralianSuper

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
A senior investment analyst at UniSuper, who left the fund in July last year, has taken on a new role at AustralianSuper. Joseph McWilliams joins AustralianSuper as a senior business analyst. While at UniSuper, he worked in the portfolio analysis and ...

Fundraise like a RockStar

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
Lend me your ears. The Financial Industry Community Aid Program (FICAP) 'Who Wants to be a RockStar' is back and it promises to be bigger than ever. What started in 2006 as a slightly unconventional way to give back to the community has now turned into ...

Global firm builds Aussie equities team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
A global investment manager appointed four new portfolio managers to its Australian equities team, joining from the likes of Vanguard, BlackRock and IFM Investors. Joining Invesco's Melbourne-based Invesco Quantitative Strategies (IQS) group are Neil ...

BlackRock veteran joins Grant Samuel

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2018
The former head of fixed income at BlackRock Australia is taking on a newly created role at Grant Samuel Funds Management. Stephen Miller joined GSFM this month as investment consultant, charged with accelerating its positioning of international boutique ...

BlackRock names head of financial institution

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
BlackRock appointed a head of financial institutions group to focus on insurance organisations in Asia Pacific. Based in Hong Kong, Kimberly Kim will begin the newly-created post in April. Kim will be responsible for formulating and executing an integrated ...

Grant Thornton adds financial services partner

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
Grant Thornton Australia is welcoming a new partner in an effort to bolster its financial services footprint. Sydney-based tax expert Himashini Weeraratne will continue to build the firm's asset management, superannuation and fintech service offerings. ...

Capital Group appoints Aussie fixed income lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
Capital Group has welcomed a fixed income specialist from UBS Asset Management to lead its Australian strategy. James Blair has been appointed head of fixed income investment services Asia Pacific, joining from UBS where he led the regional fixed income ...

High valuations drive insto investors to alternatives: BlackRock

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
2018 will see global institutional investors significantly ramping up allocations to alternatives and real assets in light of continuing low interest rates and high valuations for risk assets, according to BlackRock research. BlackRock's 2018 Global ...

Companies must clarify purpose: Fink

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
The chief executive of the world's largest investment firm believes the world's public companies may lose their license to operate if they fail to engage with activist investors to ensure long-term value for shareholders. In his annual letter to chief ...