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.
Tag: BlackRock
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.
Regulation
BlackRock to Pay $2.5M SEC Fine for Charges of Inaccurate Disclosure
The SEC charged the asset manager with describing a marketing firm as a financial services firm.
Asset Allocation
BlackRock Launches New Zealand Strategy for Institutional Investors
The firm aims to raise $1.2 billion to invest in the country’s climate infrastructure.
Risk
OCIO Assets Plummeted With Markets in 2022, but Don’t Call It a Crisis
For the top 8, including Mercer and BlackRock, last year marked an unaccustomed reversal of fortune, a study by Charles Skorina found.
Newsmakers
NYC Comptroller Calls for Executive Clawbacks at Bank of America
Brad Lander also lashed out at BlackRock for appointing the CEO of the Saudi Arabian Oil Co. to its board.
Market Moves
Projections of an Earnings Upsurge Are Too Rosy, BlackRock Warns
Big tech mega caps skew the profits picture, and stripping them out makes the outlook flat.
Market Moves
Inverted Yield Curve Nears Its First Birthday—and There’s No Recession
Some strategists say pandemic spending and other factors have severed the historic sequence.
Asset Allocation
Insurers Tap Money Managers for Opportunities in Real Estate, Private Credit Markets
A recent surge in home construction has insurers eyeing investment opportunities in the single-family and multi-family residential sectors.
Newsmakers
Samantha DeZur Promoted to Head of BlackRock US Public Policy Unit
The asset manager overhauls the leadership of its federal and state policy advocacy group.
Regulation
Pensions, Asset Managers Broadly Support Tick-Size, Access Fee Updates
The SEC proposed reducing exchange access fees and pricing increments for tick-constrained symbols in December 2022.
Asset Allocation
New York’s State Pension Commits $2B in Investments in April
Nearly $900 million has been earmarked for investments with the pension giant’s credit portfolio.