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BlackRock's Bob Doll has hit back at those drawing comparisons between Japan and the US, saying the latter has actually learnt from Japan's misfortune.

Investment banking giant JPMorgan has been revealed as the £1bn mystery acquirer of more than 50% of the copper on the London Metal Exchange.

Fund management should be a fabulous business proposition. Employ a few smart managers, build a marketing team, sell a sexy new idea, take in assets under management and then retire off the AMC.

In the latest Conjecture debate, our panelists from BlackRock and Unicorn Asset Management discussed the UK Small/Mid Cap market.

BlackRock has launched its first property fund into the UK retail space.

Helen Fowler examines whether the development of alternative products undermines the appeal of ETFs.

BlackRock's Daniel McKernan has joined Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (Swip) as head of European and UK credit within the fixed income team.

BlackRock's Daniel Tubbs has increased the £200m Emerging Market fund's exposure to coal companies in the past three months on the view demand for this will soar this winter.

The £377m BlackRock UK Smaller Companies fund is looking to up its weightings at the small- and micro-cap end of the scale as Ralph Cox takes full control of the fund.