BlackRock selects Dynamic Planner to risk profile ETF multi-asset range

Four multi-asset funds

Sophie King
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Asset manager BlackRock has selected Dynamic Planner to risk profile its latest multi-asset fund range, MyMap.

In May, BlackRock launched its latest range of four multi-asset funds using its exchange-traded fund (ETF) arm iShares. The four portfolios, which were constructed using iShares index funds, each cost 17 basis points. The funds offer exposure to a mixture of stocks and shares, bonds, gold and real estate to different degrees as they look to sit within defined volatility bands. Dynamic Planner is already one of the risk rating providers BlackRock employs to enable an assessment of the expected risk characteristics of an investment fund or portfolio over the long-term. Dynamic Planne...

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