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BlackRock To Extend Australia ETF Operations After Rule Change
By Devon Layne | January 10, 2012

BlackRock, owner of the world’s largest ETF provider, iShares, plans to provide additional exchange-traded products in Australia now that fixed-income ETFs are allowed on the country’s main securities exchange, according to the Wall Street Journal.

BlackRock hopes to offer more fixed-income investment options, which are currently dominated in Australia by bank debt. Having liquid ETFs at their disposal would give individual money managers more access to Australia’s A$1.4 trillion pension pool, according to the WSJ report.

Currently, Australia-listed ETFs only target equities, currencies and commodities, the newspaper said.

For the full story, visit WSJ.com.

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