BlackRock has completed its merger with Barclays Global Investors (BGI).
The combined firm, managing around $3.2trn for institutional and retail investors worldwide, will operate under the BlackRock name, while iShares will retain its brand for the ETF range. BlackRock global head of ETF research and implementation strategy Deborah Fuhr says the team's research will now be branded "ETF Landscape from BlackRock." The team will continue to provide weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports on the global ETF market, and a quarterly handbook detailing all ETFs and ETPs from all providers. She adds: "Whilst this is a time of great change I would like to t...
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