BGI assets up 12%, iShares fastest growing

BGI's assets reached $1.68trn on June 30, up from $1.5trn six months earlier. The rise is a result of $108bn in net new assets, $50bn in exchange-rate changes and $25bn in market movements.   iShares, its exchange traded funds arm, grew the fastest among the firm's three business segments. Assets managed under iShares were up 18.5% in the first half of the year at $385bn, up from $325bn at the end of 2008.   iShares was also the only segment to experience growth in the one-year period. Assets were up 2.4% from $376bn on June 30, 2008.   BGI's indexed assets were up 14% i...