BlackRock

Aviva Investors’ AI push, and BlackRock orders staff back to office five days a week

All this week’s asset management news in one place

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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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BlackRock rejigs global emerging markets team with new London and Hong Kong units

Changes see the creation of two separate teams to oversee the asset manager’s emerging markets capabilities from Asia and the UK

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BlackRock’s Larry Fink on US tariffs: ‘This isn’t Wall Street versus Main Street’

US asset management boss says clients have been focused on increasing their allocation to both fixed income and equities

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BlackRock assets hit new high despite ‘uncertainty and anxiety’ over markets

US asset manager pulled in $84.2bn of net inflows between January and March

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BlackRock’s Panama ports deal shows Trump is the real king of M&A  

The US president is now the most important driver of the deals that happen — and the deals that don’t

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From the Full Monty to fund management: Why Rupert Harrison swapped politics for BlackRock

George Osborne’s former chief of staff says asset managers have to evolve — and explains why he used to have a screen dedicated to Donald Trump’s Tweets

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BlackRock scraps DEI goals, creates ‘talent and culture’ group

The $11.6tn asset manager joins growing list of US financial services giants that have rolled back on DEI targets

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Vanguard worst fund group for supporting shareholder climate resolutions last year

A study by ShareAction finds the world’s four largest asset managers supported just 1.4% of shareholder resolutions in 2024, marking a new low

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BlackRock hires former Wellington exec to lead sustainable assets team

Louise Kooy-Henckel joins $11.6tn asset manager to head up Emea team

The ‘Great Race’ at BlackRock: ‘Succession is a charade. Larry is never leaving’

The asset manager’s CEO has been in the top job for 36 years. Who can replace him?

Preqin duo among UK’s highest taxpayers after BlackRock deal

Mark and Lindy O’Hare agreed to sell their firm for £2.55bn last July

BlackRock’s assets hit new high of $11.6tn after record year for inflows

The world’s largest asset manager pulled in $641bn of new money in 2024

BlackRock to cut jobs following year of M&A deals

Around 200 staff are expected to go as the fund manager shifts its resources towards private markets

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BlackRock cuts back on board diversity push in proxy-vote guidelines

BlackRock’s annual report on proxy-voting guidelines is closely tracked by companies, other large shareholders and corporate governance experts

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BlackRock plans more private markets funds for wealthy investors

$11.5tn fund giant to debut three more alternatives strategies on its ELTIF platform

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