Swan to replicate Dragon fund
BlackRock has launched its first UK-domiciled Asian equities fund which will take advantage of current below-average equity valuations in region.
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BlackRock completes Credit Suisse
BlackRock has completed its acquisition of Credit Suisse’s ETF business, with the combined business operating under the iShares brand from today.
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eurozone crisis ended eight months ago pignatelli
It would appear that the economic and market chaos in Europe is coming to an end, or already has according to Smith & Williamson’s European Growth Trust manager Mark Pignatelli.
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Black rock poaches ubs uk small cap specialist
Daniel Whitestone has been named as a director of the BlackRock UK small/mid cap equities team, taking on the new role at the start of June.
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Oft black rock credit suisse
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has delayed approval on BlackRock’s acquisition of Credit Suisse’s ETF business for 10 working days, with a view to ending the consideration period on 13 June.
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BlackRock beefs up global real estate capacity
BlackRock has acquired private real estate firm MGPA as part of its Asia-Pacific and European growth strategy in a deal that will bring its real estate AUM to $25bn.
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Global Mutual suspends trading
A Mauritius domiciled fund, managed by a Swiss investment manager and administered in the Channel Islands, has run into difficulties and has suspended trading.
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Dissecting the Rally What Sectors Look Attractive
Russ Russ Koesterich, BlackRock's Chief Investment Strategist,takes a look at the most attractive sectors in the current market and discusses how this market rally differs from those in the past.
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uk eq fund strategy share price down buy more
Which of these fund managers explained an automatic rule in how he runs his UK Equity fund when he said: “If I own it and its share price goes down, I buy more.”?
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BlackRock ousts MG from top sales spot
RDR is being blamed for the decline in mass market investment in Q1 2013 as net fund sales slumped to a five year low and ISAs were hit with net outflows, but some asset managers and their funds bucked such a trend…
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ING EMD team in mass exodus to US rival
A total of 19 ING staff have left the firm to form a new EMD team at Neuberger Berman, led by former co-heads of ING EMD Rob Drijkoningen and Gorky Urquieta.
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avoid classic defensives as fear rises koesterich
Russ Koesterich sees the positives for investors combining an overweight in equities while being more defensive at the same time, though where he really goes to Town is exactly what defensive positions you should be taking.
