BlackRock appoints iShares regional head

19 March 2020
| By Chris Dastoor |
image
image
expand image

BlackRock has appointed Rimmo Jolly as head of iShares Asia Pacific, which will be effective from 4 May, 2020.

He will be based in Hong Kong, responsible for growing iShares’ exchange traded fund (ETF) market share and driving ETF adoptions amongst investors in the region.

He would work closely with their regional and global iShares network to create innovative local product offerings.

Jolly would report to Susan Chan, head of iShares and index investing Asia Pacific.

“The recent extreme risk-off market environment has showcased the underlying strength of ETFs,” Jolly said.

“I look forward to working with Rimmo to bring our suite of global and local products to investors in the region, and to raise awareness of using iShares ETFs as an instrument of active investment management.”

Jolly was currently Citi’s regional head of ETF and index sales and business development for Asia Pacific and Japan.

He had previously held senior positions in Citi’s prime finance group in Hong Kong and San Francisco, and prior to that worked for Deutsche Bank’s equity structured products group.

“The transparency of ETFs has proven valuable to investors especially during times of stress,” said Jolly.

“With ongoing education and outreach to the industry, regulators, and our clients on ETF application, iShares is well positioned to capture the tremendous growth potential in Asia Pacific with the broadest line-up of products in the ETF industry.”

Read more about:

AUTHOR

Recommended for you

sub-bgsidebar subscription

Never miss the latest news and developments in wealth management industry

MARKET INSIGHTS

GG

So shareholders lose a dividend plus have seen the erosion of value. Qantas decides to clawback remuneration from Alan ...

2 months 1 week ago
Denise Baker

This is why I left my last position. There was no interest in giving the client quality time, it was all about bumping ...

2 months 2 weeks ago
gonski

So the Hayne Royal Commission has left us with this. What a sad day for the financial planning industry. Clearly most ...

2 months 2 weeks ago

A Sydney-based financial adviser has been banned from providing financial services in the interest of consumer protection after failing to act on conduct concerns. ...

3 weeks 6 days ago

Insignia Financial has made four appointments, including three who have joined from TAL, to lead strategy and innovation in its retirement solutions for the MLC brand....

1 day 4 hours ago

ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of a $250 million Sydney fund manager, one of two AFSL cancellations announced by the corporate regulator....

3 weeks 4 days ago