BlackRock

BlackRock is launching a Strategic Bond fund in the first quarter of next year for corporate bond manager Daniel McKernan.

BlackRock's Poppy Allonby believes China is offering the best potential for green energy.

BlackRock's Will Landers, the largest investor in South American equities, is maintaining a big underweight in Petrobras as the giant prepares for its world record rights issue.

BlackRock's chief equity strategist Bob Doll remains resolutely positive on the US economy, predicting 2% GDP growth despite a surge in double dip fears.

Equity fund managers are divided on the ability of absolute return funds to deliver positive results in current market conditions.

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Modest improvements in economic indicators suggest equities could have hit their nadir, says Bob Doll, BlackRock's vice chairman and chief equity strategist for fundamental equities.

BlackRock has made changes to its fund range including the planned closure of its Japan vehicle and alterations to the investment strategy and name of its High Income Bond portfolio.

Bob Doll, chief equity strategist at BlackRock, says stocks are being pulled in two directions and are likely to keep to a narrow trading range until economic data improves.