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BlackRock, Temasek JV Fund Surpasses Target With $1.4 Billion Close
Decarbonization Partners aims to invest in firms that support the acceleration of decarbonization.
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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.
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The Longevity Question
How will institutional investors adapt to a population that is living longer?
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Takeaways From BlackRock CEO Fink’s Annual Letter
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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.
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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.
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UAE Plans $30B Climate Fund With Partners BlackRock, Brookfield, TPG
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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.
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BlackRock Launches New Zealand Strategy for Institutional Investors
The firm aims to raise $1.2 billion to invest in the country’s climate infrastructure.
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BlackRock’s Red-State Woes Continue as Florida Divests
Florida’s CFO freezes assets managed by BlackRock and says by early 2023, the state will have divested fully from the world’s largest asset manager.
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Missouri Divests $500 Million From BlackRock as GOP Backlash Over ESG Grows
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NYC Comptroller Accuses BlackRock of Bailing on Net Zero
Brad Lander says the ‘contradiction between BlackRock’s statements and actions is alarming.’
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Utah Treasurer Pulls $100 Million Out of BlackRock in ESG Protest
Marlo Oaks is ‘committed to pushing back against ESG,’ which he claims is a left-wing political agenda.
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19 GOP Attorneys General Slam BlackRock Over ESG Investments
‘Fiduciary duty is not lip service,’ says August 4 letter, which is addressed to CEO Larry Fink and seeks ‘clarification on actions that appear to have been motivated by interests other than maximizing financial return.’