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Private markets attractive for global institutions: BlackRock

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 8 JAN 2019
Latest research from BlackRock shows global institutional investors are turning to private markets. The research - which represents more than USD$7 trillion in investable assets - shows more than half of the 230 institutional clients surveyed intend ...

Special Report: Hitting new ETF goals

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... 60bps, she says, adding fees have only rocketed since the GFC. As proxies, investors turn to E-mini S&P 500 Futures and a BlackRock ETF that each charge only 4bps, she says. DWS passive capital markets specialist David Stack says prior to the GFC, fixed ...

BlackRock strengthens real assets team

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
BlackRock has appointed a Sydney-based managing director to lead its renewable energy investments in Asia Pacific as it eyes new opportunities in the region. Charlie Reid is relocating from London for the role and will be responsible for sourcing, executing ...

RARE wins mandate from $182bn US manager

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
... and communications. By becoming a part of Principal's multi-manager suite, RARE joins other global managers including BlackRock, BNP Paribas, Boston Company, Credit Suisse, Macquarie, Pictet, Principal Global Investors, Symphony and Tortoise. "We are ...

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 ...

High valuations drive insto investors to alternatives: BlackRock

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
... 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 Institutional Rebalancing Survey charted asset allocation trends across 224 institutional ...

FS has you covered in 2017

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
... Healy from PIMCO edging out the competition. Darren Hall from T.Rowe Price was named Sales Executive of the Year, while BlackRock received the award for Marketing Team of the Year and Grant Samuel Funds Management took home the accolade for Sales Team ...

BlackRock takes majority stake in Australian solar farm

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017
BlackRock Real Assets has acquired a majority interest in a Queensland solar energy project, representing one of Australia's largest solar portfolio financings to date. Financed through BlackRock Real Assets, the 150MW and 50MW solar farms are expected ...

Real assets courting insto appetites in 2017

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
The majority of large institutional investors will ramp their exposure to real assets in 2017, according to BlackRock research. BlackRock's global survey of 240 large institutional investors - including public and corporate pensions, insurers and foundations ...

SMSFs will shape the future of ETFs

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2016
... occurred until the market exploded with the launch of 14 international share products by Barclays, later purchased by BlackRock. "Vanguard joined the fray in May 2009 with three funds that simply and effectively covered global shares - Australia, US ...