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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.

iShares launches synthetic S&P 500 ETF
iShares launches synthetic S&P 500 ETF

Swap-backed ETF

  • ETFs
  • 28 September 2020
Morningstar: UK equity funds suffer £2.6bn August outflows
Morningstar: UK equity funds suffer £2.6bn August outflows

Investor sentiment 'turns sour'

  • Funds
  • 18 September 2020
Spot the Dog: Number of underperforming funds jumps by 'staggering' 65%
Spot the Dog: Number of underperforming funds jumps by 'staggering' 65%

Bestinvest identifies 150 'dog' funds

  • Funds
  • 14 September 2020
BlackRock unveils suite of ESG multi-asset ETFs
BlackRock unveils suite of ESG multi-asset ETFs

'Cost-efficient, transparent and sustainable'

  • ETFs
  • 10 September 2020
Global ETF assets reach $7trn
Global ETF assets reach $7trn

Investors plough $428bn into ETFs in 2020

  • ETFs
  • 10 September 2020
Investment Week reveals finalists for Investment Company of the Year Awards 2020
Investment Week reveals finalists for Investment Company of the Year Awards 2020

Nominate now for new Rising Star Award

  • Industry
  • 08 September 2020
Capital Group hires from BlackRock for newly-created role
Capital Group hires from BlackRock for newly-created role

New head of product and investment services

  • Investment
  • 07 September 2020
'Sweet sixteen' achieve FundCalibre Elite badges
'Sweet sixteen' achieve FundCalibre Elite badges

Includes Peter Hargreaves-backed Blue Whale Growth

  • Funds
  • 19 August 2020
Liontrust's Geffen returns to top of Sanlam Income Study's White List
Liontrust's Geffen returns to top of Sanlam Income Study's White List

HBSC, M&G and Janus Henderson ‘constant laggards’

  • Funds
  • 12 August 2020
Emerging market equity ETPs record first positive flows since January
Emerging market equity ETPs record first positive flows since January

Gold sets another record

  • ETFs
  • 11 August 2020
iShares launch US medical devices ETF
iShares launch US medical devices ETF

Abbott Laboratories among 50 holdings

  • ETFs
  • 06 August 2020
Pridham Report: Investors flock to active and sustainable management as confidence returns
Pridham Report: Investors flock to active and sustainable management as confidence returns

RLAM, Baillie Gifford and Liontrust lead net retail sales

  • Funds
  • 03 August 2020
Update: Liontrust duo scoop FE fundinfo Alpha Manager award
Update: Liontrust duo scoop FE fundinfo Alpha Manager award

'Impressive stock picking'

  • Industry
  • 31 July 2020
Aegon UK launches range of risk-managed portfolios
Aegon UK launches range of risk-managed portfolios

Six portfolios corresponding to risk levels

  • Funds
  • 23 July 2020
14 new funds awarded FE fundinfo's five-crown rating
14 new funds awarded FE fundinfo's five-crown rating

Boutiques well represented

  • Funds
  • 22 July 2020
Quilter replaces Newton with BlackRock on UK Equity Growth fund
Quilter replaces Newton with BlackRock on UK Equity Growth fund

Nick Little to become manager

  • Funds
  • 21 July 2020
More than half of SJP funds fail to deliver 'good value'
More than half of SJP funds fail to deliver 'good value'

12% on ‘watchlist’

  • Funds
  • 14 July 2020
Fed ETF purchases increase 433% providing 'much needed liquidity'
Fed ETF purchases increase 433% providing 'much needed liquidity'

Total purchases rise to $6.9bn

  • ETFs
  • 07 July 2020
BlackRock's head of UK retail Roberts to lead GAM global distribution
BlackRock's head of UK retail Roberts to lead GAM global distribution

GAM’s group head of sales and distribution Tim Rainsford steps down

  • People moves
  • 07 July 2020
Brooks Macdonald hires investment director from 7IM
Brooks Macdonald hires investment director from 7IM

Joins as senior investment director

  • People moves
  • 06 July 2020
Catley Lakeman appoints group CEO and head of distribution
Catley Lakeman appoints group CEO and head of distribution

Ex-BlackRock execs Stenning and Hughes switch

  • People moves
  • 30 June 2020
Brooks Macdonald hires former BlackRock director to head up investment solutions team
Brooks Macdonald hires former BlackRock director to head up investment solutions team

Spent 11 years with Barclays Wealth Management

  • Business roles
  • 19 June 2020
No time for silence: Industry needs to fix talent pipeline
No time for silence: Industry needs to fix talent pipeline

Time to stamp out racism and boost ethnic diversity in boards

  • Markets
  • 17 June 2020
Hedge fund shorts on UK equities jump 25% in 2020 - reports
Hedge fund shorts on UK equities jump 25% in 2020 - reports

25% increase on last year

  • UK
  • 17 June 2020
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