BlackRock

World's largest investment management firm

BlackRock is a US global investment management corporation based in New York City. The company was founded in 1988, initially as a risk management and fixed income institutional asset manager, and has $6.3trn in assets under management (as of 30 June 2018).

BlackRock operates globally with 70 offices in 30 countries and clients in 100 countries. In 2000, it launched its risk management division BlackRock Solutions. Nine years later, it aquired Barclays Global Investors. It also owns the iShares range of ETFs.

Evergrande's offshore bondholders signal legal action - reports

Global

Evergrande's offshore bondholders signal legal action - reports

$19bn of the company's liabilities

clock 20 January 2022 • 1 min read
Amer Bisat takes on lead management of strategy trio as BlackRock head of EMD steps back

People moves

Amer Bisat takes on lead management of strategy trio as BlackRock head of EMD steps back

‘Unified approach’

clock 19 January 2022 • 1 min read
Morningstar: Sustainable fund subscriptions hit £37.1bn in 2021

ESG

Morningstar: Sustainable fund subscriptions hit £37.1bn in 2021

Investors opt for active strategies

clock 19 January 2022 • 2 min read
BlackRock's Larry Fink calls on CEOs to harness 'power' of stakeholder capitalism in new world of work 'redefined' by the pandemic

Industry

BlackRock's Larry Fink calls on CEOs to harness 'power' of stakeholder capitalism in new world of work 'redefined' by the pandemic

Center for Stakeholder Capitalism

clock 18 January 2022 • 3 min read
BlackRock AUM exceeds $10trn as ETFs and active strategies attract record flows

Industry

BlackRock AUM exceeds $10trn as ETFs and active strategies attract record flows

$540bn of net inflows in 2021

clock 17 January 2022 • 1 min read
Ninety One turns to Nordea for sustainable emerging markets portfolio manager

People moves

Ninety One turns to Nordea for sustainable emerging markets portfolio manager

Juliana Hansveden

clock 14 January 2022 • 1 min read
Square Mile: Advisers increasingly seek inflation protection as interest in Artemis surges

Industry

Square Mile: Advisers increasingly seek inflation protection as interest in Artemis surges

Searches for Schroders declined in Q4

clock 14 January 2022 • 2 min read
Global asset managers taking no action to stop funding deforestation

ESG

Global asset managers taking no action to stop funding deforestation

Big names include BlackRock and Vanguard

clock 13 January 2022 • 2 min read
BlackRock launches two active 'Climate Action' funds

Funds

BlackRock launches two active 'Climate Action' funds

Funds will seek to outperform tradtional markets

clock 12 January 2022 • 1 min read
Equities lead global ETP flows in 2021 as investors turn away from commodities

ETFs

Equities lead global ETP flows in 2021 as investors turn away from commodities

Total ETP flows hit $1.3trn

clock 11 January 2022 • 2 min read
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