The Latest Breaking News from BlackRock

Relying on private companies to solve the climate crisis means that the planet’s fate rests in the hands of asset managers, says Brett Christophers, a professor at Sweden’s Uppsala University

J.P. Morgan Chase and State Street Global Advisors—two of the largest asset managers in the world—withdrew on February 15 from Climate Action 100+, an asset manager initiative aimed at making companies reduce their carbon emissions through environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) investing. BlackRock, the largest asset manager in the…

Nvidia stock is creating wealth like never seen in the S&P 500. And some lucky investors are perfectly positioned to profit.

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink petitioned Texas elected officials to remove the firm from the state’s prohibited asset manager list at an energy investment summit on February 6. BlackRock has not been eligible to manage public assets in Texas since August 24, 2022, when Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar (R) released a…

Learn about the recent reorganization at BlackRock as they make changes to their Financial & Strategic Investors Group to better serve their clients.

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

Bitcoin surges past ,000, with Wall Street institutions like BlackRock and Fidelity investing billions in bitcoin ETFs, driving price momentum.

Franklin, which manages roughly $1.5 trillion in assets, is the ninth company to file an application for a spot ETH ETF, according to industry analyst James Seyffart, indicating an increasing interest in Ethereum's potential.

BlackRock's Rick Rieder hinted that the world's largest asset manager may amass more Bitcoin in the future, depending on the public's attitudes toward the cryptocurrency.

Many institutional traders have shown no interest in trading cryptocurrencies, as per JPMorgan's annual e-Trading survey, with more traders uninterested this year compared to the 2023 numbers.