BlackRock expands ACS offering with seven new funds

Stephanie Baxter
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BlackRock is rolling out seven new tracker funds for its authorised contractual scheme (ACS) after launching the UK's first tax transparent Fund (TTF) three years ago.

The move is in response to growing demand from pension schemes, particularly the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) pools, which are due to be up and running by April 2018. The TTF structure...

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