Tag: BlackRock
Fink: BlackRock’s private credit strategy ties Prequin and Aladdin
In BlackRock’s second quarter (Q2) earnings call, CEO and chairman, Larry Fink, has set out the firm’s vision of expansion into private credit markets.
He...
BlackRock acquires Preqin
BlackRock has agreed to acquire private markets data provider Preqin in a £2.55 billion transaction, expanding its private markets capabilities.
Through the acquisition, BlackRock will...
IDX 2024: Tokenised collateral could accelerate clearing
Conversations around tokenisation have been ramping up over the last six to nine months, according to speakers on the ‘Promise of Tokensation’ panel at...
FILS USA: Entry point for private credit liquidity providers “never been...
Private credit has expanded rapidly in recent years, with the IMF recently reporting that the size of the market topped $2 trillion globally, of...
FILS USA: Make sure you know which side you are on...
New US Treasury market regulations still have validity, ten years after the market’s infamous ‘flash jump’, as its need for resilience reflects multiple challenges...
The DESK: Systematic trading
The DESK discusses effective systematic trading, the benefits to end investors, and the skills needed to create and run systematic workflows with Chris Minck,...
FILS USA: Whither electronic bond trading?
Jenny Xiao of BlackRock and Chris Concannon of MarketAxess discuss the trends that are reshaping credit and rates markets in the Industry Crystal Ball...
Salim Ramji named new Vanguard CEO
Vanguard has appointed Salim Ramji as the firm’s new CEO, effective 8 July.
Ramji, who will also become a member of the board, succeeds Tim...
BlackRock CEO backs blended active/passive bond portfolios
Larry Fink, chairman and CEO of investment giant BlackRock, has advocated the use of blended active and passive portfolios to optimise fixed income investments.
In...
Simon McGhee joins Virtu Financial
Simon McGhee has joined Virtu Financial, the electronic market maker, covering exchange traded products and fixed income sales trading. McGhee has worked in the...
