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Former BlackRock exec joins Robeco

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2014
... crucial role in bringing Robeco's innovative capabilities to the market," Dennis added. Matthew Young joins Robeco from BlackRock, where he was vice president. Prior to that, he was a business development manager at Colonial First State. Young has over ...

Larry Fink pays tribute to Australian super system

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014
BlackRock chairman and chief executive Larry Fink has endorsed Australia's superannuation system in a recent letter to shareholders. As the world's largest asset manager celebrates its 25th anniversary, Fink's note highlighted the unpreparedness of ...

Aussie shares out of favour as managed fund investors go global

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
... preference for passive over active options. Vanguard International Shares Index secured about $509 million inflows. BlackRock Indexed International Equity also garnered a sizeable inflow of about $430 million. The US Federal Reserve's announcement that ...

Perpetual wins Morningstar Fund Manager of the Year

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2014
... the Australian Morningstar Awards. Perpetual held off competition from finalists AMP Capital and Franklin Templeton. BlackRock won the multi-sector category, Bentham took home the top fixed interest award, while Bennelong Australian Equity Partners was ...

IOOF adapts distribution team for post-FoFA world

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
... has resulted in greater focus in creating tailored offers for strategic advice needs," Mota added. In recent months, BlackRock, Vanguard and Aberdeen have adapated their distribution teams to address growth in a post-FoFA environment.

Praemium to launch retail super SMA service

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2014
... management during 2013. The platform reached $1.2 billion on December 31, 2013, after it became the responsible entity from BlackRock.

ETFs pass $10 billion milestone

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2014
... figures show that iShares is the largest provider of ETFs in the Australian market with $3.6 billion across 26 products. BlackRock's ETF business is closely followed by State Street which has nearly $3.3 billion across 14 products. In terms of size Vanguard ...

BlackRock ends "unfair" analyst surveys

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2014
BlackRock has agreed to end its controversial practice of surveying equity analysts to get insight into their views on companies before the information is made public. A US investigation into the practice determined that it "provides an unfair advantage ...

International shares pose barriers to entry

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
... any of the listed ETF providers in Australia. CoreData said of these, Vanguard was the most recognizable, followed by BlackRock's iShares. The most common reason given for not investing in ETFs is not knowing what they are. Overall, 17.3% of those surveyed ...

Fund managers rethink distribution approach after FoFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013
... Financial Standard understands that other fund managers are working in the same strategy at the moment, while others such as BlackRock have chosen to bring the teams closer without actually merging them. "The old distinction between retail and institutional ...