BlackRock has launched a sustainable ETF with exposure to Japan. It’s an addition to a range of ETFs the asset manager has launched recently.
Author Archives: Louise Hill
Louise joined Portfolio Adviser in December 2016 as one of the editorial team’s news reporters based in London. Originally from Liverpool, she is an NCTJ-qualified journalist and began her career in 2014 working on local newspapers.
ANALYSIS: ‘Defensive’ Aberdeen/SL deal fits in with asset manager M&A wave
After being forced to confirm discussions about a potential £11bn merger, does the consolidation of Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management prove a wave of M&A in fund management is underway?
Better Finance group names and shames ‘closet trackers’
Campaign group Better Finance has published the names of asset managers running so-called closet trackers: funds that closely hug an index. Some large asset managers are particularly well-represented on the list.
M&G’s Woolnough sets sights on US as Europe disintegrates
M&G Investments’ Richard Woolnough has said he sees a move away from the UK as a capital markets centre in favour of the US developing, and is tweaking his fund’s holdings accordingly.
