BlackRock has launched an exchange traded fund for European investors to invest directly in the national Israeli index. It is the first fund to offer direct exposure to the underlying constituents of this index.
The worldwide market for exchange traded funds (ETFs) saw record inflows of $350.9bn in 2015 as investors flocked to new fixed income trackers and looked outside the US for better equity returns.
Blackrock, JP Morgan, Bluebay, AXA, Wermuth and GCP all launched new products this week.
BlackRock has announced a number of senior leadership changes aimed at, among other things: globalising its fixed income business, unifying its active equities strategies under one head, and increasing the focus multi-asset strategies.
US funds giant BlackRock has launched a sustainable bond exchange-traded fund (ETF) in response to growing demand for investments that incorporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors.
US funds giant BlackRock said its iShares business had seen $130bn of new inflows during 2015 as strong retail and institutional demand drove the global exchange traded funds (ETFs) to post a record annual increase of $347bn.
Outcome-based solutions – whether using building blocks or off-the-shelf – are the solution to the ‘ticking timebomb’ of longevity risk, a panel of fund groups leaders have agreed.
Helping IFAs choose between the vast number of ‘me-too’ multi-manager propositions is a key area of differentiation for international life companies.
European equities started the year stretched before moving into and out of the market sell-off in August. So how do they stand now, both relatively and absolutely?
BlackRock, the world’s largest fund manager, has launched a tool to help savers plan effectively for retirement.
Cost has become “ridiculously important” as more countries move towards an RDR model, argued BNP Paribas’s Julian Kramer during International Adviser’s Fund Links Forum on Thursday.
BlackRock has responded to investor demand for high-income and lower-risk opportunities with the unveiling of an alternative European strategy.
