Barings chief investment officer is to depart just two months after it was announced that the firm will merge with three other MassMutual affiliates. BlackRock has named a new chief investment officer in Japan, while Deutsche Bank has appointed a global head of M&A.
BlackRock expects the fixed income exchange traded products space to reach $2trn (£1.4trn, €1.75trn) by 2025, said Brett Olson, head of iShares fixed income EMEA.
Blackrock now manages more European investors’ money than the next two largest asset managers combined after the US-based asset manager saw strong inflows during the first quarter of 2016, according to data provided by Lipper.
A double whammy of political change and an upswing in commodities is a huge boost for the investment case for Brazil, according to BlackRock’s Will Landers.
BlackRock has launched a global platform that will extend the firm’s efforts to help advisers, consultants, trustees, policymakers, institutions and individuals make better decisions about retirement and longevity.
The price-to-book ratio of companies in Asia excluding Japan and the region’s 40-year market history are combining to indicate now is the right time to invest there, according to BlackRock’s Andrew Swan.
Assets invested in exchange traded funds and products globally have broken through the $3trn mark for the second time, according to data from ETFGI.
The move to negative rates by central banks has potentially dangerous financial and economic consequences – especially for retirement savers, says Larry Fink.
BlackRock reportedly plans to cut 400 jobs during the coming two weeks in what would be the largest layoff in its history.
More assets will be invested in alternative investment funds than in fixed income globally by year-end if the current fund flows trend persists. Net flows into alternative funds saw double-digit growth for the second year in a row, according to a Morningstar report.
The BlackRock Gold and General Fund has returned to the list of top traded funds on the Share Centre.
BlackRock has launched a style-factor driven multi-asset absolute return fund in a bid to provide investors with new sources of positive absolute return.
