BlackRock to debut its first active ETF in Australia 

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BlackRock Australia has announced its intent to launch its first active ETF in Australia, the iShares U.S. Factor Rotation Active ETF (ASX: IACT),1 underscoring its commitment to broadening access to

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BlackRock Australia celebrates the 10th anniversary of its Enhanced Strategic Model Portfolios (ESMP) 

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BlackRock Australia is proud to mark the 10-year anniversary of its Enhanced Strategic Model Portfolios (ESMP), the firm’s inaugural managed account offering in the local wealth market. Since its inception

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BlackRock iShares to launch 20+ Year US Treasury Bond (AUD Hedged) ETF

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BlackRock Australia has announced its intent to launch the iShares 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (AUD Hedged) (ASX: ULTB) with a management fee of 0.15%. This latest addition extends

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Tomoko Ueda named as BlackRock’s Chief Operating Officer for Asia Pacific

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BlackRock has appointed Tomoko Ueda to the position of Chief Operating Officer for Asia Pacific, effective September 3. This appointment expands the role played by Ms. Ueda, who oversees all business

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BlackRock launches active multi-asset model portfolios to expand its managed accounts offering in Australia

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BlackRock Australia has announced the launch of BlackRock Active Multi-Asset Model Portfolios (“Active Model Portfolios”) to broaden its managed accounts offering to meet the evolving needs of Australian advisers and investors.

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BlackRock iShares launches 15+ Year Australian Government Bond ETF

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BlackRock Australia has announced the launch of the iShares 15+ Year Australian Government Bond ETF (ASX: ALTB) with a management fee of 0.15%. This is part of the firm’s commitment to

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BlackRock iShares to launch Emerging Markets ex China ETF in the Australian market

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BlackRock Australia has announced its intent to launch the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (ASX: EMXC) with a management fee of 0.25%. The launch of EMXC furthers BlackRock’s commitment

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BlackRock appoints Will Thomson to its expanding Climate Infrastructure team  in New Zealand

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BlackRock has appointed Will Thomson as Managing Director, a Portfolio Manager in the Climate Infrastructure team in New Zealand, effective July 2024. This follows BlackRock’s announcement to launch a New

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BlackRock appoints Jason Collins as Head of Australia

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BlackRock has announced the appointment of Jason Collins as Head of Australia. Jason will continue to report to Andrew Landman, who was appointed Deputy Head of APAC, Head of Southeast

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BlackRock expands its iShares Factor ETF suite to include momentum, quality and value strategies in Australia

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Drawing on over 40 years’ experience in managing systematic and factor-based investing strategies globally, BlackRock Australia has announced its intent to add momentum, quality, and value ETFs to the iShares

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