BlackRock launches ‘megatrends’ ETF range
BlackRock is launching four thematic exchange traded funds to capture what it says are investment opportunities created by global ‘megatrends’.
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BlackRock launches Asia absolute return fund
BlackRock has launched the Strategic Funds Asia Pacific Absolute Return Fund, which will aim to exploit the region’s “under-appreciated areas of strength.”
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US equities: If you can’t beat them, join them
European investors have been dismissing US equities as too expensive for a couple of years. But as the S&P 500 continues to outperform other equity markets, appetite for the asset class is again on the rise.
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BlackRock goes overweight EM
US fund management giant BlackRock has joined the ongoing shift into emerging markets by upgrading the asset class to overweight in its asset allocation outlook.
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BlackRock bond fund seeks diversified fixed income exposure
BlackRock has launched a fixed income fund that invests in global macroeconomic strategies with exposure to regions where interest rates are attractive and also where markets are effected by supportive monetary policy.
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PEOPLE MOVES: Aegon, UK and Australia governments
Aegon UK’s chief financial officer is to depart, while both the UK and Australian governments have announced further political manoeuvring following the Brexit referendum and Australian national elections.
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Don’t give up on UK dividends
From mid-caps to life insurance companies, wealth managers and oil giants, there are still plenty of opportunities for income earning post-Brexit, argue UK equity income managers.
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BlackRock, Nomura, Avanda get new China RQFII quotas
Blackrock, Nomura AM and Avanda IM have all received new RQFII quotas for investing in China after the scheme was expanded by RMB21.2bn ($3.22bn, £2.24bn) in April, according to the latest data from State Administration of Foreign Exchange.
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BlackRock offers US mortgage backed securities bond ETF
BlackRock is launching Europe’s first exchange traded fund (ETF) investing in high quality US mortgage-backed securities.
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PEOPLE MOVES: BSI Bank, BlackRock, Aegon…
On what has been a very trying day for Switzerland-headquartered BSI Bank, the company’s chief executive has stepped down with immediate effect. BlackRock has poached its new senior managing director from a Canadian pension fund, while Aegon’s managing director for retail is to retire after 30 years with the company.
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Expect specialisation to continue to power property market – BlackRock
The South African property market is likely to soon see a transition from the current ‘gobble-up’ diversified approach to a more specialised one, said Steve Ralff, director and global product strategist at the BlackRock Real Estate Securities Group.
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BlackRock launches strat bond fund for Blundell, Edwards
BlackRock has launched a sterling strategic bond fund for fund managers Simon Blundell and Ben Edwards.