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Funds management

With an existing range of more than 50 passive ETFs locally, the asset management giant is set to launch its first active ETF for Australian advisers and investors next m...

Funds management

Australia’s alternative investment market is set to enjoy further evolution and growth thanks to innovation overseas, predicts BlackRock and Franklin Templeton....

Financial planning

Generation Life CEO, Felipe Araujo, sees advisers as critical to the launch of its new longevity products, as it enters a strategic alliance with BlackRock....

Funds management

BlackRock has taken a $25 million stake in Generation Development Group as the two firms announce a strategic alliance to design and distribute tailored retirement soluti...

Funds management

One of Australia’s largest ETF products lost over $300 million in outflows during March as international equity ETFs suffered steep declines in flows....

Funds management

BlackRock, in collaboration with iCapital and GeoWealth, has unveiled a model portfolio that delivers access to both private and public market assets in a single account,...

Funds management

While Betashares and Vanguard collectively account for nearly half of the Australian ETF industry, there is a clear winner in terms of the number of products they have li...

Financial planning

Marking a decade offering managed accounts in Australia, BlackRock has elaborated on the changes it has seen in their usage by financial advisers, with net client flows r...

Funds management

BlackRock has completed its acquisition of private markets research house and data provider Preqin, having first been announced last July. ...

Funds management

The departure of BlackRock’s head of global client business Mark Wiedman after his 21-year tenure has prompted a reshuffle, with several senior executives receiving promo...

Funds management

Private debt has “plenty of room for growth”, according to global fund manager BlackRock, and will be helped by a number of tailwinds in the next five years....

Funds management

The investment giant has announced a $18 billion deal to acquire a leading US-based private credit manager, marking its third major alternatives deal this year....

Funds management

BlackRock’s director of wealth distribution has told Money Management that the asset manager has rebalanced its model portfolios to trim its fixed income exposure. ...

Financial planning

The wealth management sector is bucking the global trend of declining M&A and two industry-specific factors could mean it sees a further uptick in 2025, according to Delo...

Features

As ESG and sustainable funds continue to suffer outflows and the regulator cracks down on greenwashing, there has been a notable downturn in the number of launches and st...

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