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.

Funds

BlackRock partners with Richard Branson-backed platform to launch money market funds

Lower costs and barriers to entry

23 August 2023 • 2 min read

Economics

Central bank divergence looms as developed economies face macroeconomic variance

Inflation continues to fluctuate

11 August 2023 • 7 min read

ETFs

BlackRock debuts iBonds ETF suite in Europe

'Cost effective' access to credit market

10 August 2023 • 2 min read

Companies

Pridham Report: BlackRock retakes net flows crown in Q2

LGIM enjoys best quarter on record

08 August 2023 • 2 min read

ESG

Sustainable bond funds shed £653m in H1 2023 as ESG equities add £10.3bn

LSEG Lipper UK ESG fund flows report

02 August 2023 • 2 min read

Business roles

Amundi appoints head of Japan

Katsumi Fujikawa

02 August 2023 • 1 min read

People moves

Ex-Miton Group CEO joins Baillie Gifford European Growth trust board

David Barron

24 July 2023 • 1 min read

Unit trusts/OEICs

St James's Place makes raft of manager and remit changes to fund range

Move towards global and multi-manager approach

20 July 2023 • 2 min read

ETFs

BlackRock to extend proxy voting to retail investors in largest ETF

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

18 July 2023 • 2 min read

Companies

BlackRock AUM continues climb as firm eyes fixed income growth

$9.4trn in Q2

17 July 2023 • 2 min read