TORONTO, May 6, 2022 /CNW/ - Helen
Hayes, Head of iShares Canada, Blackrock, and Jonathan Hartman, Vice President, Head of
Advisor Channel Sales, RBC Global Asset Management, and their teams
joined Graham MacKenzie, Head,
Exchange Traded Products, Toronto Stock Exchange, to celebrate the
launch of four ETFs: iShares Exponential Technologies Index ETF
(TSX: XEXP), iShares Global Clean Energy Index ETF (TSX: XCLN),
iShares Genomics Immunology and Healthcare Index ETF (TSX: XDNA),
and iShares Cybersecurity and Tech Index ETF (TSX: XHAK).
The four ETFs (collectively the "iShares ETFs") will be managed
by BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited ("BlackRock Canada"),
an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. RBC iShares
ETFs are comprised of RBC ETFs managed by RBC Global Asset
Management Inc. and iShares ETFs managed by BlackRock Asset
Management Canada Limited. RBC iShares is a strategic alliance
formed in 2019 between RBC Global Asset Management and BlackRock
Canada. RBC iShares provides the largest suite of ETFs to
Canadians, and leverages the combined investment expertise of
Canada's largest asset manager and
the world's largest ETF provider to help advisors build efficient
portfolios that meet the needs of their clients.
Date: Friday, May
6, 2022
Time: 9:00am -
9:30am
Place: 120 Adelaide St W.
SOURCE Toronto Stock Exchange