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.
iShares launches synthetic S&P 500 ETF
Swap-backed ETF
Morningstar: UK equity funds suffer £2.6bn August outflows
Investor sentiment 'turns sour'
Spot the Dog: Number of underperforming funds jumps by 'staggering' 65%
Bestinvest identifies 150 'dog' funds
BlackRock unveils suite of ESG multi-asset ETFs
'Cost-efficient, transparent and sustainable'
Global ETF assets reach $7trn
Investors plough $428bn into ETFs in 2020
Investment Week reveals finalists for Investment Company of the Year Awards 2020
Nominate now for new Rising Star Award
Capital Group hires from BlackRock for newly-created role
New head of product and investment services
'Sweet sixteen' achieve FundCalibre Elite badges
Includes Peter Hargreaves-backed Blue Whale Growth
Liontrust's Geffen returns to top of Sanlam Income Study's White List
HBSC, M&G and Janus Henderson ‘constant laggards’
Emerging market equity ETPs record first positive flows since January
Gold sets another record
iShares launch US medical devices ETF
Abbott Laboratories among 50 holdings
Pridham Report: Investors flock to active and sustainable management as confidence returns
RLAM, Baillie Gifford and Liontrust lead net retail sales
Update: Liontrust duo scoop FE fundinfo Alpha Manager award
'Impressive stock picking'
Aegon UK launches range of risk-managed portfolios
Six portfolios corresponding to risk levels
14 new funds awarded FE fundinfo's five-crown rating
Boutiques well represented
Quilter replaces Newton with BlackRock on UK Equity Growth fund
Nick Little to become manager
More than half of SJP funds fail to deliver 'good value'
12% on ‘watchlist’
Fed ETF purchases increase 433% providing 'much needed liquidity'
Total purchases rise to $6.9bn
BlackRock's head of UK retail Roberts to lead GAM global distribution
GAM’s group head of sales and distribution Tim Rainsford steps down
Brooks Macdonald hires investment director from 7IM
Joins as senior investment director
Catley Lakeman appoints group CEO and head of distribution
Ex-BlackRock execs Stenning and Hughes switch
Brooks Macdonald hires former BlackRock director to head up investment solutions team
Spent 11 years with Barclays Wealth Management
No time for silence: Industry needs to fix talent pipeline
Time to stamp out racism and boost ethnic diversity in boards
Hedge fund shorts on UK equities jump 25% in 2020 - reports
25% increase on last year
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