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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.

BlackRock terminates cash creation/redemption on a range of credit ETFs
BlackRock terminates cash creation/redemption on a range of credit ETFs

Other companies not set to follow suit

  • ETFs
  • 07 December 2020
Investment Conundrums: BlackRock's Simona Paravani on why inflation is 'back in town'
Investment Conundrums: BlackRock's Simona Paravani on why inflation is 'back in town'

Markets underestimating even 'modest' levels

  • Markets
  • 07 December 2020
1OAK Capital teams up with BlackRock for multi-asset launches
1OAK Capital teams up with BlackRock for multi-asset launches

First of three UCITS launches

  • Multi-asset
  • 04 December 2020
Asset management's responsible investment claims do not match its voting record
Asset management's responsible investment claims do not match its voting record

BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street 'crucial laggards'

  • ESG
  • 01 December 2020
Multi-manager equity allocation soars while cash slumps to pre-crisis levels
Multi-manager equity allocation soars while cash slumps to pre-crisis levels

US equity funds also see big jumps

  • Markets
  • 27 November 2020
Sparking new life into the green economy: Industry reacts to Government's Ten Point Plan
Sparking new life into the green economy: Industry reacts to Government's Ten Point Plan

Kickstarting the 'green industrial revolution'

  • ESG
  • 25 November 2020
ASI unveils sustainable index range as CEO Bird vows to grow passive proposition
ASI unveils sustainable index range as CEO Bird vows to grow passive proposition

Passive business could make up 30% of SLA's assets

  • ETFs
  • 12 November 2020
Scottish Widows to divest £440m from companies failing on ESG
Scottish Widows to divest £440m from companies failing on ESG

Firms investing in unethical assets to be axed

  • Pensions
  • 09 November 2020
Square Mile downgrades trio of funds amid manager departures
Square Mile downgrades trio of funds amid manager departures

Key managers reveal plans to step down or retire

  • Funds
  • 05 November 2020
Pridham Report: Resilient quarter for active and passive management
Pridham Report: Resilient quarter for active and passive management

ESG remains strong

  • Investment
  • 02 November 2020
BlackRock value report reveals fund liquidation, fee cuts and performance reviews
BlackRock value report reveals fund liquidation, fee cuts and performance reviews

First AoV the firm has published

  • Regulation
  • 30 October 2020
Number of ESG indices globally sees record rise
Number of ESG indices globally sees record rise

40% increase year-on-year

  • ETFs
  • 29 October 2020
Global equities help drive European fund flows
Global equities help drive European fund flows

Fund flows in 2020 were €297.1bn

  • Funds
  • 27 October 2020
#IAM... Gavin Lewis
#IAM... Gavin Lewis

BlackRock MD on the things that matter to him

  • Industry
  • 26 October 2020
Coutts partners with BlackRock to launch six new funds
Coutts partners with BlackRock to launch six new funds

Three active and three passive vehicles

  • Investment
  • 26 October 2020
#Talkaboutblack launches after-school programme pilot for disadvantaged areas
#Talkaboutblack launches after-school programme pilot for disadvantaged areas

Begins 12 November

  • ESG
  • 23 October 2020
BlackRock launches active ESG Asian credit fund
BlackRock launches active ESG Asian credit fund

Predominately hard currency debt

  • Funds
  • 22 October 2020
Somerset Capital rehires senior analyst from Mobius
Somerset Capital rehires senior analyst from Mobius

Joining firm's emerging and frontier markets team

  • People moves
  • 21 October 2020
Jupiter Asset Management most popular fund house - Square Mile
Jupiter Asset Management most popular fund house - Square Mile

Royal London Sustainable World Trust fund most popular responsible fund

  • Investment
  • 16 October 2020
BlackRock delivers $118m investment boost for electric van trailblazer
BlackRock delivers $118m investment boost for electric van trailblazer

Funding jumpstarts Arrival's ambitions

  • ESG
  • 15 October 2020
BlackRock's venture into synthetic ETFs 'surprising' but 'not hypocritical'
BlackRock's venture into synthetic ETFs 'surprising' but 'not hypocritical'

iShares S&P 500 Swap UCITS ETF launched in September

  • ETFs
  • 13 October 2020
Hoctor-Duncan named as global head of ASI
Hoctor-Duncan named as global head of ASI

Effectively replacing Fleming

  • People moves
  • 08 October 2020
iShares launches its first sustainable government bond ETF
iShares launches its first sustainable government bond ETF

European Monetary Union countries

  • ESG
  • 05 October 2020
Woodford investors potentially in limbo for further 12 months
Woodford investors potentially in limbo for further 12 months

Liquidation fees have risen to over £15m

  • Unit trusts/OEICs
  • 30 September 2020
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