BlackRock

BlackRock's Richard Plackett has warned profits are set to come under severe pressure under the next six months as macro uncertainties weigh on corporates.

BlackRock is bringing a version of its concentrated UK Focus fund, managed by Luke Chappell and Imran Sattar, to the retail market.

Paul Shuttleworth, manager of the £115m BlackRock Corporate Bond fund, has resigned after 11 years at the firm.

Three absolute return funds were among a raft of launches seen last week despite the IMA reporting the highest outflows on record from the sector in August.

Business secretary Vince Cable has met with a group of top UK fund managers to demand they put more pressure on company boards to deliver better long-term value for shareholders and the UK.

BlackRock has launched an Absolute Return Bond fund for Ian Winship, targeting positive performance above cash in all market environments.

Standard Life's Karen Robertson and M&G's Aled Smith have both entered Chelsea Financial Services' infamous 'Relegation Zone'.

Robin Batchelor, fund manager of BlackRock's New Energy Investment Trust, looks at how countries have reassessed their energy plans since the Japan earthquake.

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BlackRock has launched an emerging markets equity income fund targeting a minimum yield of 30% above the MCSI Emerging Markets Equity index.