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.

ETFs

BlackRock caps fees on $10bn high yield US credit ETF

Total management fees stand at 0.22%

01 December 2023 • 1 min read

Europe

European mutual funds suffer €19bn outflows in October

LSEG Lipper European Fund Flows

27 November 2023 • 2 min read

Platforms

Saxo adds funds offering to its platform in UK

More than 6,000 global funds

27 November 2023 • 1 min read

Companies

BlackRock closes EM fund following poor value assessment findings

Another fund under review

21 November 2023 • 2 min read

UK

BlackRock EMEA chief to take role in BoE deputy governor selection

Stephen Cohen

15 November 2023 • 2 min read

Diversity

LGBT Great unveils charity gala to fund increased representation in media

Collaboration with OKRE

14 November 2023 • 1 min read

People moves

Natixis IM appoints global head of client sustainable investing

Follows Nathalie Wallace’s exit

07 November 2023 • 1 min read

People moves

Amundi poaches global ETF head from BlackRock

Benoit Sorel joins

07 November 2023 • 1 min read

Diversity

BlackRock study finds companies with more women in workforce outperform rivals

Study by BlackRock

02 November 2023 • 2 min read

Unit trusts/OEICs

Former Atlantic House CEO Tony Stenning resurfaces as Downing head of liquid alternatives

Huw Price also joins

26 October 2023 • 2 min read