BlackRock's Continental European Income fund was launched in May last year at a time when Europe was the last place many investors wanted to be, but this was part of the appeal, according to fund manager Alice Gaskell.
BlackRock plans to float a North American equity income investment trust next month, to be managed by Bob Shearer and Kathleen Anderson.
George Soros and John Paulson are among the investors buying gold in anticipation of an uptick in price driven by more QE in developed economies this year.
A slowing economy, poor corporate earnings and macroeconomic fears have put Brazil under intense scrutiny from investors, according to BlackRock's Will Landers.
BlackRock's Richard Plackett is to be joined by Roland Arnold as a co-manager on the £1.4bn UK Special Situations fund.
BlackRock's Richard Plackett, manager of the £1.4bn UK Special Situations fund, has identified five small and mid-cap stocks which have helped him add value to his fund.
BlackRock has launched the Luxembourg-domiciled BSF Global Absolute Return Bond fund for Ian Winship.