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Mercer restructures MM portfolio ahead of inflation threat

MERCER RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010
Amundi, BlackRock and Challenger are among the new managers under the Mercer Multi-Manager Funds ahead of the possibility of an inflation 'break out' in the next few years. In a sweeping review of its multi-manager line up, Mercer has strengthened its ...

Britten exits BlackRock

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2010
Will Britten, head of BlackRock Australia, is leaving the firm mid year while Damien Frawley has been appointed his successor. In a press statement, Britten announced that he will be leaving the firm in order to rebalance his work and home commitments. ...

MLC adds eight debt managers

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2010
... Horizon portfolios and its Diversified Debt fund, with eight investment managers winning new mandates but Bridgewater and BlackRock dropped from the line up. The new line up means MLC will have more specialised debt sectors and greater flexibility to ...

Waked leaves BlackRock

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2010
Morry Waked, BlackRock's global chief investment officer of Scientific Active Equities and the head of the Australia SAE business, leaves the firm after more than 12 years for personal reasons. Waked has been with the firm since 1997 working in a number ...

ETFs slash fund fees to 15bp

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
... The key to Thrift's rock bottom fees is that the six investment choices are ETFs or based on ETFs managed by BGI (now BlackRock): a government securities fund, a bond market ETF, a US equities ETF, a US small cap ETF, an international equities ETF, and ...

BlackRock BGI merger completed

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2009
BlackRock has completed its merger with Barclays Global Investors, including Barclay's iShares exchange traded funds business. The combined firm will operate under the BlackRock name and the iShares brand will be retained. "Beginning today, we move ...

Global funds lose $20trn to GFC

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2009
... Swiss, Japanese and US managers' share fell. Testament to the M&As last year, the leaders of the board have changed. Blackrock moved from 39 to being sixth, JP Morgan climbing to the 9th spot from 15 and BGI becoming the largest fund manager from fifth ...

Bennelong wins AMP mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2009
... Australian equities investments. BAEP will manage 14 per cent of the Fund's portfolio. Bennelong joins AMP Capital Investors, BlackRock, Ausbil Dexia, JF Capital Partners, Platypus Asset Management and Tyndall Asset Management in the manager line-up. ...

Macq tops income sector review

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2009
... Kapstream Absolute Return Income fund, fared better than those that were fully invested. On the other side of the coin, the BlackRock Monthly Income fund and Credit Suisse Global Income fund were impacted by the mark-to-market write-downs.

Britten to head BlackRock Global Investors in Aus

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2009
... the chief executive of BGI's local arm, will take over the reins at the soon-to-merge $44 billion-plus fund manager, BlackRock Global Investors in Australia, with BlackRock Australia chief executive, Maurice O'Shannassy, leaving the firm. The group's ...