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CEO Larry Fink announced a new focus on ESG in January, however the coronavirus has pushed a separate set of urgent issues into the forefront.
April 16 -
As proxy season nears, concerns grow around whether the manager is equipped to probe the companies in its funds to a more environmentally friendly line.
March 2 -
The firm now plans to integrate sustainability criteria into portfolio construction and exit investments with high risks from ESG-related issues.
January 17 -
Jeff Smith's dismissal was first announced in a memo by CEO Larry Fink and President Rob Kapito, who only said the executive had violated corporate policy.
December 10 -
At a meeting last year, the firm’s CEO discussed how behavior would be held to a higher standard than rank-and-file employees, people familiar with the matter said.
December 9 -
Mark Wiseman, global head of active equities and frontrunner to succeed CEO Larry Fink, said he failed to disclose a consensual relationship with a colleague.
December 5 -
“We need someone with a deep understanding of BlackRock, our business and, above all, our culture,” CEO Larry Fink wrote in a memo.
October 8 -
Investors wary of an intensifying trade war have piled into the firm's bond products, boosting net flows to $151 billion, according to the company.
July 22 -
Activist investors have taken large stakes in at least 100 of the products so far this year.
June 7 -
The firm, along with the broader asset management industry, is focused on ways to expand its global reach amid mounting pressure for growth.
April 24