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BlackRock funds target new investment climate

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
BlackRock Australia has launched two new funds that aim to achieve returns through long/short investment strategies, in response to what the company views as long-term market conditions. "It is unlikely we will see a return to the highly liquid, low ...

Record month for ETPs

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... challenging. Many Australians have migrated to bank deposits for safety," said Steve Miller, head of fixed income, BlackRock Australia. But Miller warned against focusing too heavily on safety, saying it could mean missing out on potential for capital ...

BlackRock launches sovereign risk management fund

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011
... help manage the effects of increasing risk in fixed income portfolios," Steve Miller, head of fixed income, BlackRock Australia. Miller also maintained the fund was suited to market volatility, which was "challenging long-held beliefs about the risk ...

BlackRock wins $3.8 billion VicSuper mandates

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2011
... are honoured by VicSuper's belief in us. These are our first mandates from them," said Damien Frawley, CEO - BlackRock Australia. "I believe the relationship between BlackRock and VicSuper has grown out of important shared values. We are both signatories ...

BlackRock Aus share fund on hold as manager retires

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
Mark Himpoo, manager of the BlackRock Australian Share Portfolio, has announced plans to retire, according to Morningstar. Himpoo, who was appointed as lead manager of the fund in 2001, made the announcement on September 6 but will remain with the fund ...

BlackRock creates new invest comms role

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
BlackRock Australia has created a new senior investment communications role to close the gap and build relationships between the firm's clients and its investment insights. Albert Daniels, believed to have started in the newly created role already ...

Credit Suisse appoints former BlackRock MD

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
Will Britten, the former managing director of BlackRock Australia, joined Credit Suisse yesterday, as its new managing director and head of asset management in Australia. The appointment signals Credit Suisse's intention to become a more influential ...

BlackRock to expand retail arm

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
... Markets Fund, which have proven popular with the IFA market and the bigger financial planning institutions. BlackRock Australia currently has $43 billion funds under management while BlackRock international sits closer to $3.45 trillion.

iShares unveils four Aussie ETFs

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2010
... demand for greater choice and flexibility when investing in Australia," said Damien Frawley, chief executive, BlackRock Australia. "Demand for ETFs in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region is now increasing at a faster pace than the rest of the world. ...

US needs double the lifeline

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
... for their constituents that this is the least 'worst way' out," added James Holt, investment specialist at BlackRock Australia. With 'reflation' the path of least resistance for a US economy beleaguered by anemic growth and stratospheric debt, cash may ...