BlackRock, Inc. (BLK)Investor Day June 18, 2013 8:00 am ET Executives Patrick M. Olson - Managing Director Matthew J. Mallow - Senior Managing Director and General Counsel Robert S. Kapito - President, Director, Chairman of Operations Committee and M

BlackRock, Inc. (BLK) June 18, 2013 8:00 am ET Executives Patrick M. Olson - Managing Director Matthew J. Mallow - Senior Managing Director and General Counsel Robert S. Kapito - President, Director, Chairman of Operations Committee and Member of Exe

Shareholders of BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 2.4% annualized dividend yield can sell the January 2015 covered call at the $310 strike and collect the premium based on the $20.60 bid, which annualiz

Trending on peHUB this week: BlackRock, Capital Dynamics, PIMCO, Deltek, Thoma Bravo, VC portfolio services, small-cap stocks, Right Now Economy, Amulet Capital, Harlem GlobetrottersThe post Ten Hot Stories: Job Openings at PE and VC Firms, a Dividen

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- BlackRock Inc.will be losing its chief investment officer Chris Leavy, head of its U.S. stock unit, confirmed the investment firm on Friday. Leavy will be on medical leave for an undetermined amount of time, in order to be t

BlackRock is completing an overhaul of its underperforming U.S. stock unit, including a purge of management teams. The early results show there is more work to be done.

By Chris O'Donnell:With the rapid growth in popularity of ETFs as an alternative investment group, many investors, both institutional and individual, have taken advantage of increased asset variety. As these products become more abundant and well kno

This week on the jobs board there are vacancies at global asset manager Capital Dynamics, BlackRock Private Equity Partners and PIMCO. On the venture side, Two Sigma Investments is also hiring in New York.The post Jobs of the week: BlackRock, Capital

By Joe Eqcome:Actionable Items:Highest Positive Spread: BlackRock CA Municipal Income (BFZ)Focus Stock: Guggenheim Enhanced Equity Strategy (GGE)Last Week's Focus Stock: Central Securities Corporation (CET)Treasurys Slip: Treasury markets slipped as

LONDON (Reuters) - BlackRock , the world's largest fund manager, plans to issue Europe's first cross-border exchange-traded fund (ETF) in a move it expects will reduce trading costs and attract more investors to the product.

* Cross-border ETF to be settled in international security depository

FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors. How Emotions Can Lead Investors Astray (BlackRock) "Each person has a different perspective on the markets. But many admit that

CNBC spoke with BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) Chairman and CEO Larry Fink Wednesday morning about Fink's views on America's Retirement Crisis, the stock market, the strength of the economy and the Federal Reserve and people's short-term mindsets nowadays.

May 28 (Reuters) - The following financial services industry appointments were announced on Tuesday. To inform us of other job changes, email to moves@thomsonreuters.com.

May 28 (Reuters) - The following financial services industry appointments were announced on Tuesday. To inform us of other job changes, email to moves@thomsonreuters.com.

May 28 (Reuters) - The following financial services industry appointments were announced on Tuesday. To inform us of other job changes, email to moves@thomsonreuters.com.

By Tom Lydon: The news of BlackRock shutting down one of its exchange traded funds is just a normal part of a maturing and consolidating ETF business. But it does bring into focus what happens for investors when a provider shuts down a fund.BlackRock

By Tom Lydon: To better help investors allocate toward essential portfolio holdings, Blackrock's iShares launched its line of "Core" exchange traded funds late last year. So far, the lower fees and broader market exposure have helped the new core off

While I was looking for cyclical names in BlackRock Global Dividend Income Fund's portfolio, I was surprised to come away with a list of tobacco companies.

BlackRock's chief investment strategist believes that foreign stocks and the energy sector are both good places to look right now. Three names that stuck out in BlackRock Global Dividend Income Fund's portfolio were Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS-B), T

Michael Fredericks, portfolio manager for the BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Fund, says bank loans and MLPs are better bets than REITs.

Cloud-based IT and communications services provider raises £13m, before expenses, from selling a 35 per cent stake in the Manchester-based business

Agreement with Singapore-based private equity firm MGPA will almost double the size of BlackRock’s property arm to $25bn in assets under management

The money manager BlackRock agreed on Tuesday to buy the European and Asian real estate investment firm MGPA for an undisclosed fee. MGPA had around $12 billion of assets under management as of the end of March, and BlackRock said the deal would allo

LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - Blackrock, the $4 trillion U.S. fund manager, has bought private equity real estate fund MGPA in a deal that boosts its presence in Asia and continental Europe.

LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - Blackrock, the $4 trillion U.S. fund manager, has bought private equity real estate fund MGPA in a deal that boosts its presence in Asia and continental Europe.

BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, is far from being an activist investor, but it is starting to ask more questions about companies in which it has stakes.    

ByDave Dierking:I've written before about how BlackRock (BLK) stands as one of the best dividend growth plays in the financial sector. When I first profiled the stock, it was nearing the $200 mark. Today, it's approaching $300. Shareholders over the

LONDON (Reuters) - Asset manager BlackRock said on Tuesday that one of its former employees was arrested in April by City of London police on suspicion of insider dealing.

Asset manager BlackRocksaid on Tuesday that one of its former employees was arrested in April by City of London police on suspicion of insider dealing.

LONDON, May 14 (Reuters) - Asset manager BlackRock said on Tuesday that one of its former employees was arrested in April by City of London police on suspicion of insider dealing.

LONDON, May 14 (Reuters) - Asset manager BlackRock said on Tuesday that one of its former employees was arrested in April by City of London police on suspicion of insider dealing.

Mark Lyttleton, a former BlackRock fund manager, has been arrested in connection to an insider-trader investigation in Britain, according to two people briefed on the matter.

ByFund Gurus:So far we have witnessed strong inflows into mutual funds in 2013. In January 2013 retail investors added $86billion into mutual funds and $29billion into ETFs.These levels of flows into investments is at a high and is a shift from the c

Fund management group says allegations concern personal trading conducted off-site and there is no suggestion of any impact on its clients

* Investors pull record $8.7 bln from gold ETPs * Copper ETPs shunned on Chinese growth fears * Wealth managers switching to equities, bonds By Claire Milhench LONDON, May 9 (Reuters) - Commodity-based exchange traded products (ETPs) suffered record

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- CHANGE IN RATINGS American Water Works was upgraded to outperform from market perform, Wells Fargo said. $45 to $46 valuation range. Reasonable valuation prompts upgrade. BlackRock shares were downgraded to neutral from buy as

 

The economic world is still digesting the fact that one of the most popular economic papers of the last decade contained a math error. We're talking about Ken Rogoff and Carmen Reinhart's paper that argued heavy government debt loads are correlated t

Sam Walsh responds to comments from shareholder BlackRock, which says it will seek a meeting with Rio to discuss the project

Big Funds Undecided On Dimon (WSJ) J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. has yet to persuade three of its largest shareholders to back the company in a coming vote over whether James Dimon should retain his dual role of chairman and chief executive. BlackRock