BGI assets up 12%, iShares fastest growing

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UK/US - Barclays Global Investors' (BGI) assets under management increased 12% in the first six months of the year, with the firm's iShares business experiencing the fastest growth, its UK-based parent company Barclays reported today.

BGI's assets reached US$1.68trn on June 30, up from $1.5trn six months earlier. The rise is a result of US$108bn in net new assets, $50bn in exchange rate changes and $25bn in market movements. ...

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