What’s at stake: World’s largest asset manager BlackRock has unique insights into how markets will change and develop.
Background: ASB Bank has ‘insourced’ BlackRock to manage aspects of its own fund portfolio, while the company has also announced the launch of a NZ-focused climate infrastructure fund.
Main players: BlackRock, ASB Bank, NZ Government, global hyper-power and emerging markets economies.
The current era of heightened and persistent market volatility means investors will need to pay a little more attention than usual to where their money is allocated, and be ready to shift more often, according to BlackRock’s chief investment strategist for the Asia-Pacific region, Ben Powell.
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Key points
What’s at stake: World’s largest asset manager BlackRock has unique insights into how markets will change and develop.
Background: ASB Bank has ‘insourced’ BlackRock to manage aspects of its own fund portfolio, while the company has also announced the launch of a NZ-focused climate infrastructure fund.
Main players: BlackRock, ASB Bank, NZ Government, global hyper-power and emerging markets economies.
