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Tag: BlackRock
BlackRock shuts APAC equity income fund
BlackRock has shuttered its APAC Equity Income Fund due to dwindling AUM.
The FSA Spy market buzz – 2 December 2022
BlackRock’s cracking playbook; Manulife takes control in China, Fidelity’s big ETF conversion, peak ETF naming lunacy, inflation boxing bout, old jokes for new times; four-day week and much more.
Neuberger Berman gets nod for wholly-owned mutual fund business in China
Neuberger Berman follows in the footsteps of BlackRock in receiving the go-ahead for a wholly owned mutual fund business in China.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: BlackRock versus Morgan Stanley
FSA compares two European fixed income funds: the BlackRock Euro Corporate Bond Fund and the Morgan Stanley Euro Corporate Bond Fund.
The FSA Spy market buzz – 18 November 2022
T Rowe Price floats, income (again), AAII bulls vs bears, getting bookish on ESG and impact, The FTX saga rumbles on, Warren Buffet’s wisdom abounds, Disney crash, Franklin Templeton’s birthday and much more.
BlackRock’s Apac head of wealth on leave
James Raby, Asia Pacific CFO, will take up the reins for the time being.
Mutual Fund Top Trumps – Emerging markets fixed income
This week FSA presents a quick comparison of two Emerging markets fixed income products: the BlackRock GF Emerging Markets Bond fund and the Invesco Emerging Markets Bond fund.
HSBC unveils hybrid advice service for private bank clients in Asia
It will be extended to retail banking customers in Hong Kong as well.
BlackRock to close Asian equity fund
The strategy is no longer open to new investors, and will shut early in the new year.
