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Attractive yield an increasingly risky proposition

Striking a prudent balance between income and risk requires a combination of traditional and non-traditional investments, according to Justin Christofel, US-based portfolio manager for BlackRock’s Multi Asset Portfolio Strategies Group.

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04 Mar 2016

China scare

China has replaced Greece as the main worry for financial markets – and it is fundamentally a much bigger deal. A depreciation of China’s currency, a sell-off in the country’s

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22 Jan 2016

iShares Leads Global ETF Industry with $130 billion of 2015 Inflows

BlackRock announced last week that its iShares business led the global industry by winning $130bn[1] in new flows in 2015, or a 13% organic growth rate. BlackRock set new growth

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12 Jan 2016

The price of climate change: global warming’s impact on portfolios

Climate change is gaining traction as a global policy initiative, a key risk factor and an emerging investment theme, according to the BlackRock Investment Institute (BII) Australian strategist, Steve Miller.

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19 Nov 2015

iShares to launch three global fixed income ETFs

iShares Australia is developing three new exchange traded funds (ETF) focused on global fixed income with plans to launch by the end of the year, according to Jon Howie, head

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18 Nov 2015

International equities continue to drive Australian ETF growth

Total asset gathering for iShares Australia in 2015 was $1.228 billion at 30 September 2015. Funds inflows for the month accelerated from August’s $84 million to $159 million in September,

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30 Oct 2015

BlackRock hires new head for southern region sales team

BlackRock yesterday announced that Kate McDermott has joined BlackRock as director and head of southern region sales within its Wealth Advisory group. Ms McDermott will report to James Langlands, head of

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30 Sep 2015

Sam Theodore joins BlackRock Australian Fundamental Equities team

BlackRock has announced that Sam Theodore is joining BlackRock as a Director and will be an analyst in the Australian Fundamental Equities team. Sam’s appointment builds on the capability of the

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22 Sep 2015

New appointments expand iShares Australian team

BlackRock has expanded its iShares business team in Australia with the appointment of Mr Joshua Persky to the newly created role of sales strategist – model portfolios and solutions, and

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14 Aug 2015

As stimulus curtails, fundamentals will re-emerge as key drivers of portfolio returns

With US monetary policy turning, fundamentals such as productivity and earnings growth are poised to regain prominence as drivers of investment return – with some key indicators “flashing red,” according

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17 Jul 2015

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