Newsmakers
Church Commissioners for England Appoints Poppy Allonby as Endowment CIO
Allonby’s appointment as investment chief of the $12.74 billion fund is effective September.
Tag: BlackRock
Manager Selection
BlackRock, Temasek JV Fund Surpasses Target With $1.4 Billion Close
Decarbonization Partners aims to invest in firms that support the acceleration of decarbonization.
Asset Allocation
Irony: BlackRock, Shunned by U.S. Energy-Producing States, Teams Up With Oil-Rich Saudi Arabia
The kingdom, one of the top producers of carbon-based fuel, and the asset management kingpin form an investment partnership.
Research
What Does Moody’s Bad Outlook for 3 Key BDCs Mean for Private Credit?
Maybe not much. The business development company stock index has kept climbing, regardless.
Asset Allocation
How to Invest in the Future of Artificial Intelligence
What’s next after chatbots? Practical, perhaps profitable, uses, such as in health care, power generation and manufacturing.
Regulation
Mississippi Seeks to Fine BlackRock Over ESG Funds
The state’s order claims that the asset manager misled investors in marketing non-ESG index funds.
Pensions
Takeaways From BlackRock CEO Fink’s Annual Letter
The longtime leader highlighted his own background as a reason to stress solutions for a looming retirement crisis.
Risk
Texas Fund’s BlackRock Pullout Marks Latest Anti-ESG Broadside
A Republican-led backlash, including laws to undermine sustainability efforts in 17 states, may be having some results.
Asset Allocation
Truce Over: Texas School Fund to Ax $8.5B in BlackRock Investments
Despite seeming goodwill blooming with GOP officials in Texas, the asset management firm still draws ire due to ESG considerations.
Asset Allocation
BlackRock’s Fink Strikes Truce With Texas
After the Lone Star State blacklisted the asset manager over a fossil fuels issue, the firm’s ESG-minded CEO offers big bucks to improve the state's power grid.
Corporate Moves
Crossmark CEO, President Mike Kern Steps Down; CIO Bob Doll Named Successor
Doll will take on three top roles at the faith-based investment firm.
Regulation
Anti-ESG Politics Affects Names More Than Strategies
While campaigns may have succeeded in shifting ESG naming conventions, their impact on actual investing strategies has been far more muted.
Market Moves
BlackRock’s Purchase of GIP Deepens Its Alts Exposure
Global Infrastructure Partners adds $100 billion in assets to the finance giant.
UAE Plans $30B Climate Fund With Partners BlackRock, Brookfield, TPG
The Alterra fund aims to invest $250 billion by the end of the decade, focusing on ‘global climate solutions’ in emerging markets and less-developed economies.
Corporate Moves
BlackRock to Develop World’s Largest Direct Air Capture Plant With Occidental
The asset manager is investing $550 million in a joint venture with the oil and gas giant’s 1PointFive subsidiary.