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BlackRock loses $1.2 billion iPac Securities mandate

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
It is understood that the multinational investment management firm BlackRock has lost a $1.2 billion active long only equity mandate awarded to them by iPac Securities. The mandate is comprised exclusively of Australian equities and has been in existence ...

BlackRock expands fixed income team

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012
BlackRock Australia has expanded its Sydney-based fixed income team with the appointment of Michael Prljaca as portfolio manager. The appointment creates a new position and is a move to shore up capabilities among changes to fixed income investing by ...

BlackRock to buy private equity business

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
US investment manager BlackRock will acquire Swiss Re's European private equity and infrastructure fund of funds franchise, Private Equity Partners. The sale of Swiss Re's US$7.5bn unit is expected to be completed by the end of Q3, according to a statement ...

Ascalon investment head swaps into H3

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
... Capital's second departure in June after chief executive Andrew Landman earlier this month announced he was moving to Blackrock. Ascalon is a minority shareholder in H3, and said that it has actively supported Nelson's transition. "H3 has grown strongly ...

IMCA names CIMA scholarship winners

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
... structured investments at BT Financial Group and Matthew Zschech, portfolio manager at Alpha Fund Managers who received the BlackRock Investment Management / Portfolio Construction Forum Scholarship. The FEAL CIMA Scholarship was awarded to Jo Townsend ...

BlackRock appoints head of alternatives

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2012
BlackRock has named Andrew Landman as head of alternatives in Australia. In this role, Landman will further strengthen BlackRock's alternative investment capability in Australia to meet clients' investment needs. Landman has more than 18 years of industry ...

Ex-MLIM chief and head of sales to lead Powerwrap

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
Maurice O'Shannassy, former head of MLIM managed accounts and ex-Blackrock and fomer NAB executive Cormac Heffernan, return to the managed accounts industry to lead Powerwrap, a relatively young outfit that this year secured Industry Fund Services as ...

Fund giant T. Rowe Price stamps brand in Australian equities

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2012
... the fund opening amid some recent strategy closures in the Australian Equities space from providers including GMO and BlackRock, Ed Bernard, chief executive officer of T. Rowe Price International said the focus was on internal readiness rather than a ...

BlackRock appoints country head

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
BlackRock Australia has appointed former Victorian Funds Management Corporation chief executive Justin Arter as country head. In September, Arter assumes responsibility for the development and growth of the fund manager as it delivers investment, advisory ...

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 ...