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BlackRock hires Housing Australia treasury chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... Housing Australia continues to play a central role in delivering on the government's housing agenda. As for joining BlackRock, Palmer noted the return to her career origin in fixed-income funds management. "I'm super excited to be part of this ...

BlackRock to list its first active ETF in Australia

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
BlackRock Australia is set to launch its first local active ETF, bringing a US equities strategy. The iShares US Factor Rotation Active ETF (ASX: IACT), expected to list on the ASX in mid-June, is priced at 0.45%. It aims to outperform the broad US ...

La Trobe debuts first ASX-listed investment product

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2025
... 31, according to Rainmaker Information. Only Metrics recorded higher net flows outside ETF heavyweights Betashares, BlackRock, Vanguard, and VanEck. La Trobe's Australia Credit Fund 12 Month Term Account topped actively managed funds by net flows over ...

Most investment managers see outflows - but who captured the most?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
... inflows, the median was $142 million. Betashares posted the highest net flows over the period ($8.8 billion), followed by BlackRock ($8 billion), Vanguard ($6.6 billion), and VanEck ($4.2 billion). This placement is reflective of the stark divide between ...

BlackRock takes stake in Generation Life parent company

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
BlackRock will acquire a minority stake in Generation Development Group (ASX: GDG), forming a strategic partnership with its retirement income subsidiary Generation Life to "set a new standard for managing longevity and sequencing risk." Joint working ...

Local challenger enters Australia's ETF market

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2025
... lack of choice for Australian consumers in the local market. Man noted that Australia currently has six ETF issuers - BlackRock, Vanguard, State Street, BetaShares, Global X, and VanEck. By comparison, Canada has more than 20 and the UK has nearly 30. ...

AllianzGI appoints public and private markets lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
... around the world." The incoming chief investment officer of public markets, Krautzberger joined AllianzGI last year from BlackRock. Krautzberger, currently the global investment chief for fixed income, will take on his additional role in June 2025. In ...

QIC appoints institutional distribution lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
... Schroders, where he served as institutional sales manager. Before his six years with Schroders, he spent 12 years with BlackRock as a member of the asset manager's institutional client business group. There, he was responsible for developing and ...

Fink takes private markets to next level

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025
BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink says the fund manager can upend the public-private market divide in the same way it has capitalised on active and passive investing. In his annual letter to investors, Fink said assets in the form of data centres ...

Pearler Super launches, new FHSSS product imminent

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
... account. Members can select from more than 40 ETFs to invest their savings, offered by the biggest providers such as BlackRock, Vanguard and SSGA. Pearler Super is offered through Super Simplifier, a product under RSE, Equity Trustees Superannuation. ...