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PennPSERS allocates $900 million total to 3 managers
Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System committed $500 million to BlackRock's Market Advantage II fund, hired Radcliffe Capital Management to run $300 million in a long-only defensive ...
October 08, 2014 | 12:44 pm
BlackRock appoints head of multiasset strategies for Asia Pacific
Edward Bang joined BlackRock on Tuesday as head of multiasset strategies Asia Pacific. Also, Andrew Landman, Sydney-based head of institutional client businesses, has taken on the added role of head...
October 06, 2014 | 10:40 pm
$45.4 billion in retirement assets affected by HP split announcement
Hewlett-Packard Inc.'s plan to split into two companies will affect its $45.4 billion in combined worldwide defined benefit and defined contribution assets.
October 06, 2014 | 03:08 pm
PIMCO's loss could be these fund companies' gain
Pacific Investment Management Co.'s CEO Douglas Hodge said the firm is expecting and is ready for client redemptions following the departure of co-founder William H. Gross.
September 30, 2014 | 02:47 pm
BlackRock adds asset-backed securities director
Peter Winning was named a director in asset-backed securities at BlackRock
September 26, 2014 | 12:15 pm
BlackRock names head of consultant relations team for Asia ex-Japan
Steven Rust, a director on BlackRock’s global consultant relations team, was appointed the team’s head for Asia ex-Japan.
September 24, 2014 | 03:11 am
BlackRock seeks overhaul of corporate bond trading market
BlackRock has called for an overhaul of the U.S. corporate bond trading market, saying the current system is “broken” and hurts those that borrow through the market.
September 23, 2014 | 02:41 pm
Institutional investor coalition calls on governments for climate-change policies
A group of 347 global asset owners and other institutional investors representing $24 trillion in assets — including CalPERS, CalSTRS, BT Pension Scheme and BlackRock — called on...
September 18, 2014 | 03:36 pm
BlackRock, Deutsche lead in insurance assets, survey finds
BlackRock and Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management are by far the two largest managers of outsourced insurance company assets, a survey from the Insurance Investment Outsourcing Report states.
September 16, 2014 | 03:24 pm
SEC settles with BlackRock, others over trading infractions
BlackRock Institutional Trust and RA Capital Management were among 19 firms and an individual trader that settled with the SEC over charges they illegally participated in stock offerings less than...
September 16, 2014 | 01:34 pm
Blue Elephant Capital taps BlackRock exec as managing partner
Brian Weinstein was named managing partner at Blue Elephant Capital Management.
September 11, 2014 | 02:50 pm
CalSTRS kicks off infrastructure consortium at White House summit
California State Teachers' Retirement System, West Sacramento, is developing a multibillion-dollar global syndicate for infrastructure investing, Chief Investment Officer Christopher Ailman announced ...
September 09, 2014 | 04:15 pm
BlackRock shuttering its iShares target-date ETF business
BlackRock's exchange-traded funds division, iShares, is shutting down its entire lineup of target-date ETFs next month.
September 02, 2014 | 04:39 pm
BlackRock powers up a hedge fund unit
BlackRock Inc., the world's largest money manager, is creating a hedge fund boutique within its vast investment management empire.
September 01, 2014
ECB calls on BlackRock for design help for ABS purchase program
The European Central Bank hired BlackRock Solutions to provide consulting services for its potential asset-backed securities purchase program.