BLACKROCK

Financial planning

The asset manager has announced the appointment of Jonathan Jenkins to lead client business in Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia....

People & Products

Both fund management firms have launched two new exchange-traded funds with a focus on developed markets, infrastructure and real estate trusts. ...

Funds management

The “old playbook” of “buying the dip” does not apply in the current economic environment, with risk assets unlikely to benefit from rate relief any time soon, according ...

Editorial

As developed economies continue to tackle inflationary pressures, emerging markets are rebounding over their inflation curve and into a growth period....

Funds management

Despite the early-year rebound in the equities market and expectations of an easing in monetary policy conditions, equities and long-term bonds remain out of favour with ...

People & Products

Parameters underpinning a high conviction Australian equity fund, formerly advised by BlackRock, have been revised by newly appointed manager Pendal Group. ...

Funds management

Vanguard has cut fees on its Australian fixed income ETF as Australian bonds post their highest quarterly return in a decade....

People & Products

Leaning into the growing demand for fixed income assets, Global X has launched a new exchange traded fund that will help Australian investors tap into the US corporate bo...

Funds management

In the current inflationary market, the asset manager believes it’s time to re-evaluate bonds, starting by slashing fees on its iShares bond ETF offering in Australia....

People & Products

Alternative asset manager Morrison & Co has hired a senior BlackRock executive to join its board as non-executive director. ...

People & Products

Nicholas Peach has been appointed APAC head of markets and investments for iShares and index investments at BlackRock....

Funds management

The global asset manager is touting investment in value stocks in response to expectations of a longer than anticipated monetary policy tightening cycle. ...

People & Products

Former head of BlackRock’s North American institutional business, Zach Buchwald, has been appointed as chief executive and chairman to lead Russell Investments. ...

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Funds management

Fixed income assets are set to benefit from a prolonged monetary policy tightening cycle, with stubbornly high inflation to quash market expectations of rate cuts later t...

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Funds management

Assets across emerging markets are set to benefit from a “brighter backdrop” in 2023, building on resilience to global monetary policy tightening, according to BlackRock....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

4 months 1 week ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

4 months 2 weeks ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

6 months 2 weeks ago

Commonwealth Bank has formally dropped to zero advisers following LGT Crestone’s acquisition of its advice arm – some six years on from the Hayne royal commission. ...

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ASIC has banned a former NSW adviser from providing advice for 10 years for investing at least $14.8 million into a cryptocurrency-based scam. ...

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ASIC has issued a warning to financial advisers to ensure they are complying with client consent requirements when entering into ongoing fee arrangements....

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