BlackRock
Finance leaders gather at Bank of England to break City’s ‘entrenched privilege’
Senior leaders from Morgan Stanley, BlackRock and St James’s Place are set to attend a roundtable at Threadneedle Street
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The fund groups breaking records in the Middle East
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BlackRock’s ‘drum beat of succession’ and why Woodford could happen again
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Broader skills, more influence: Why BlackRock bolstered its leadership team
BlackRock’s move to add 20 senior names to its global executive committee reflects changing priorities at the world’s largest fund house
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BlackRock adds host of UK names to global executive committee to bolster top talent
The fund giant has added several London-based executives to its highest ranks
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BlackRock’s plan to democratise private credit could backfire
Private credit could lose most of its advantages if retail investors get better access
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BlackRock’s James Charrington: ‘Sceptics felt active and index could not live under the same roof’
The BlackRock veteran on some of the landmark deals struck by the US asset manager and industry scepticism about its purchase of Barclays Global Investors
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BlackRock assets reach new record of $12.5tn amid private markets push
US group increased assets under management after closing acquisition of HPS Investment Partners
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EFG UK boss: Rich Americans are interested in the UK
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BlackRock veteran James Charrington to retire
Former head of Emea is retiring after more than 30 years with the US asset management giant
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BlackRock’s Cohen: We are as strong as our rivals on private markets
Chief product officer Stephen Cohen says the world’s largest asset manager is ready to go toe-to-toe with alternatives giants
BlackRock’s drive into private assets should worry smaller rivals — again
The transparency its indexing plans could bring would put fees under serious pressure
BlackRock eyes $400bn in private markets fundraising, doubling of market cap by 2030
World’s largest asset manager also wants to increase revenue to more than $35bn by the end of the decade
Preqin duo join ranks of UK’s wealthiest after BlackRock buyout
Mark and Lindy O’Hare completed the £2.6bn sale of their firm in March
Brooks Macdonald hires BlackRock executive in another leadership shakeup
Karen Charlery will join the London wealth manager as chief operating officer in June
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City fund groups stick with hybrid work after BlackRock calls back senior staff full time
Most asset managers are maintaining policies that require staff to be in the office at least three days a week
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Aviva Investors’ AI push, and BlackRock orders staff back to office five days a week
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BlackRock orders managing directors back to office five days a week
Move comes after US asset manager tightened its working from home policy in 2023
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Larry Fink says BlackRock has ramped up allocation to ‘undervalued’ UK stocks
The BlackRock CEO says he has ‘more confidence in the UK economy’
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