BlackRock

THE BIQ QUESTION

SPECIAL REPORT

Martha Wang, manager of the £2.2bn Fidelity China Focus fund, is taking a career break, with Fidelity hiring BlackRock's Jing Ning to run its flagship China fund.

iShares has streamlined its European ETF range and significantly reduced fees on a range of funds following the acquisition of Credit Suisse's ETF arm earlier this year.

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BIG QUESTION

BlackRock's veteran equity investor Richard Plackett has outlined three key areas of opportunity which could benefit small and mid caps, against a backdrop of improving economic growth.

Andreas Zoellinger, co-manager of the BlackRock Continental European Income fund, is backing mid-caps for dividends as valuations in some larger companies become overstretched.

BlackRock is set to soft-close its £1.96bn European Dynamic fund, run by Alister Hibbert, while its European Absolute Alpha fund will be capped at £100m.