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BlackRock Sovereign Risk Index: Eurozone Revisited & Notable Movers
Eurozone after downgrades and big movers in the BlackRock Sovereign Risk Index Insights from the BlackRock Investment Institute.
Read MoreQ4 AUM Reported of $3.5 Trillion
BlackRock Reports Fourth Quarter Diluted EPS of $3.05 ($3.06 as adjusted)
Read MoreThe Year of Living Divergently
What lies ahead in 2012 for financial markets? More than three dozen leading BlackRock portfolio managers recently gathered at the BlackRock Investment Institute's Outlook 2012 Forum to exchange views. This site and the 2012: The Year of Living Divergently publication summarizes their ideas.
Learn MoreWhat's Next for the Eurozone?
What does the European summit mean for markets and investors?
Read MoreRestoring Investor Confidence
How to rebuild investor confidence in the light of European proposals to update consumer regulation of financial services.
Read MoreBlackRock and CollegeSet Ring NYSE Bell
CollegeSet is partnering with BlackRock to help eliminate financial barriers to higher education for low-income students.
Read MoreThe Rising Prominence of Asian Debt Markets
The BlackRock Investment Institute's latest white paper, A Rapidly Changing Order: The Rising Prominence of Asian Debt Markets, argues global debt markets are poised to see increased issuance from Asia's developing economies and companies.
Read MoreVice Chairman Makes Top 20 Fortune
BlackRock Vice Chairman Sue Wagner has been named one of FORTUNE magazine’s "50 Most Powerful Women in Business."
Read MoreThe Economist profiles BlackRock
The world’s largest asset manager has done well out of the crisis. What now?
Read MoreDo reforms protect investors without destabilizing markets?
Proposals related to further structural reform of money market funds remain highly topical today. In this ViewPoint , we review the objectives and constraints surrounding additional reform, focusing specifically on capital solutions. As change is considered, care must be taken to ensure that the reforms, both individually and collectively, achieve the objective of protecting investors without inadvertently destabilizing financial markets.
Read MoreBarron's CEO Spotlight: The Bond Guy Says Buy Stocks
Barron's discussed BlackRock's current position in the marketplace, Larry Fink's accomplishments and integral role in building the Company, as well as his views on the current market, regulatory and political environment.
Read MoreBlackRock's Statement on Recent Credit Rating Actions Related to U.S. Government Debt
BlackRock Media Statement Regarding Recent Credit Rating Actions Related to U.S. Government Debt
Read Press ReleaseCan Investors Continue to Profit from Corporate Margins?
Are Corporate Profit Margins at an Impasse? Insights from the BlackRock Investment Institute.
Read MoreAn Open Letter to America's Elected Leaders
Our country faces threats to its economic well-being that will pain and hardship on all our citizens for many years to come if we fail to act - and act now.
Read Press ReleaseBlackRock to Report Second Quarter 2011 Earnings on July 20th
BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK) announced that it will report results for the second quarter of 2011 prior to the opening of the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Read MoreNovick and Wagner Ranked as Powerful Women in NY by Crains
Crain's New York Business: Most Powerful Women in New York 2011 includes BlackRock's Barbara Novick and Sue Wagner
Read MoreIntroducing the BlackRock Sovereign Risk Index
The BlackRock Sovereign Risk Index numerically ranks issuing countries using a comprehensive list of relevant fiscal, financial and institutional metrics.
Read MoreDealBook Portraits goes behind the scenes with Larry Fink
Fink journeys through his early days working in the family shoe store in California to overseeing the world's largest asset manager.
Read MoreBlackRock Investment Institute: A Regulatory Roadmap is Not Banking Territory
In the paper, the BlackRock Investment Institute explores the dramatic reshaping of the relationship between the banking sector and its regulatory overseers and the profound implications for investors across the capital structure following recent legislation stemming from the global financial crisis.
Read MoreBlackRock 2010 Annual Report to Shareholders
View interactive report, including the ten key trends driving change and opportunity for BlackRock.
Read MoreQ1 AUM Reported of $3.65 Trillion
BlackRock Reports First Quarter Diluted EPS of $2.89 ($2.96 as adjusted)
Read MoreGlobal Public Policy Site Launches
BlackRock examines public policy issues and assesses the potential long-term implications for investors.
View SiteBlackRock launches Investment Institute
Sovereign Bonds: Reassessing The Risk-Free Rate—Insights from the BlackRock Investment Institute.
Learn MoreLarry Fink's CNN International Interview
Larry Fink, BlackRock Chairman & CEO, appeared on CNN International to discuss his outlook on capital markets and global investing.
Read MoreBlackRock Joins S&P 500
As of April 4, 2011, BlackRock was added to the Standard & Poor's 500 - a world-renowned index. Inclusion in the index is a milestone for the firm, reflecting BlackRock’s (NYSE:BLK).
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P&I Highlights BlackRock's DC Chief, Chip Castille
Pensions & Investments, The International Newspaper of Money Management features a profile on the US and Canada DC business.
10 Predictions for the Next Ten Years
Since the 1990s, Bob Doll, BlackRock Vice Chairman and Chief Equity Strategist for Fundamental Equities, has published a series of economic and market predictions at the beginning of each year.
Read MoreBlackRock Reports Quarterly Earnings
BlackRock Reports Second Quarter Diluted EPS of $2.21 ($2.37 as adjusted).
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Rob Kapito Addresses Wharton Graduates
BlackRock President Rob Kapito addressed the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School Class of 2010 at the recent MBA graduation ceremony. Rob serves as a member of the University’s Board of Trustees and was the recipient of the 2009 Joseph Wharton Leadership Award. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1979.
Larry Fink Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Larry Fink received Institutional Investor’s Money Management Lifetime Achievement Award at the magazine’s annual US Investment Management Awards
BlackRock Reports Quarterly Earnings
BlackRock Reports Second Quarter Diluted EPS of $2.17 ($2.40 as adjusted)
Read MoreLarry Fink Recognized in Barron's Annual Best CEOs Listing
Read BlackRock highlights from The Best CEOs article in Barron's.
Read MoreBlackRock Reports Quarterly Earnings
BlackRock Reports Fourth Quarter Diluted EPS of $1.62 ($2.39 as adjusted)
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Barron's Profiles BlackRock
Industry experts and members of BlackRock's executive team highlight the evolution of the firm, and assess its future.
iShares Increases Hold in 2009
Even with growing competition, in 2009 iShares increased its hold to 50.1% of assets in all U.S. ETFs according to Morningstar Inc.
Read MoreBlackRock Completes Merger with Barclays Global Investors
BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK) today announced that it has completed its merger with Barclays Global Investors ("BGI"), including the market-leading iShares® exchange traded funds business.
Read MoreLarry Fink on the New BlackRock
Larry Fink, BlackRock Chairman & CEO, appeared on CNBC's "Closing Bell."
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Barclays Shareholders Approve Transaction
Barclays shareholders approved the proposed sale of Barclays Global Investors ("BGI") to BlackRock Inc. ("BlackRock").
Barclays Accepts BlackRock Offer to Acquire BGI
BlackRock, Inc. announced on June 16, 2009, that it has received written notice from Barclays PLC (“Barclays”) that Barclays’ Board of Directors has accepted BlackRock’s offer to acquire Barclays Global Investors (“BGI”).
Read MoreBlackRock Agrees to Purchase BGI
On June 11, 2009, BlackRock announced it has agreed to acquire Barclays Global Investors (“BGI”), including its market-leading iShares ETF platform, from Barclays PLC.
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