China’s central bank announced a cut in its benchmark interest rate on 10 May, the third reduction since last November, in attempt to combat an economic slowdown and relieve deflationary pressures.
Ageing populations have created incredible demand from pension funds and insurance companies for long-dated assets, but the supply falls way short, according to Rick Rieder, BlackRock’s chief investment officer of fixed income fundamental portfolios.
Assets invested in the global ETF/ETP industry will surpass those in the world’s hedge fund industry during the current quarter, according to a report from independent research and consultancy firm ETFGI.
BlackRock has added to the wave of cash flowing into the Woodford Patient Capital Trust with the purchase of an 11% stake.
BlackRock has appointed Yoshiyuki Izawa as chairman and country head of Japan.
A fraudulent “clone firm” has been trying to con BlackRock customers out of their money, the Financial Conduct Authority has warned.
Specialist ETF provider Secure Wealth Management (SWM) has become the latest business to join FEIFA’s partnership programme.
BlackRock has launched what it is has described as the first UCITS fund to track the 300 plus large and mid-cap stocks listed on the MSCI China A International Index.
The worlds largest asset manager, BlackRock, has launched its second exchange-traded fund (ETF) which aims to mirror the risk and return profile of UK real estate.
The Financial Conduct Authoritys lifetime ban on an ex-BlackRock managing director who avoided £43,000 in ticket fares has been described as disproportionate and draconian by the head of the representative body for the UKs securities and investment industry.
BlackRock is poised to take advantage of the upcoming pensions freedom changes with the launch of three new target-date vehicles.
BlackRock’s head of European fixed income has said quantitative easing in the eurozone will help to stabilise the region as his team prepares for growth in the second part of the year.
