Tag: ishares

The products will provide access to the CSI 300 index and more focused exposure to four sectors, including energy, financials, infrastructure and materials. iShares gains a Chinese name and parent BGI sets up a Beijing rep office. The head of iShares' new Asia-Pacific capital markets team echoes warnings from regulators and other asset managers. David Gardner is named head of sales for iShares Asia-Pacific. Joseph Cavatoni, Eleanor Seet, and Anthony Chan also join the company. Exchange-traded funds that hold Asian assets are more popular with local investors who prefer investments they understand and like to monitor trading in real time. Barclays Global Investors hopes to strengthen both its institutional business and its iShares ETFs platform in Asia, which is a key area of growth for the firm. Nick Good transfers from San Francisco to lead iShares regionally.