The iShares MSCI World Index Fund is a response to client interest in a global developed equities "pure play"-a strategy without emerging markets exposure-while the Hong Kong Small Cap and Singapore Small Cap ETFs offer access to smaller developed markets, according to Darek Wojnar, head of U.S. iShares product development and management at BlackRock.
Robeco Launches New Mutual Funds
Robeco Investment Management has launched two new mutual funds, the Robeco Boston Partners Global Equity Fund and the Robeco Boston Partners International Equity Fund. The investment objective of the two funds is to provide long-term capital growth. Boston Partners uses a value-based investment approach it developed over 20 years ago to actively select stocks the managers believe will appreciate in price given attractive valuations and strong fundamentals.
