BlackRock

54 results about this entity

Period: 16 Jul 2008 - 21 Mar 2024

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BlackRock claims tokenisation first

BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, has taken its first step into the world of tokenisation.

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BlackRock rolls out GenAI to staff and clients

Global investment manager BlackRock has announced the rollout of generative AI tools as soon as January in a bid to embrace the nascent technology.

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Fake XRP ETF filing sends token's price up

A filing suggesting that BlackRock was preparing to launch a spot XRP exchange-traded fund briefly sent the token's price soaring this week before the asset manager confirmed that the paperwork was fake.

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BlackRock expands crypto strategy with Ethereum ETF application

In a filing through Nasdaq, the world’s largest asset manager revealed its plans to create an ETF that holds Ethereum’s ether token (ETH), bolstering its cryptocurrency strategy.

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Nest selects BlackRock’s Aladdin as its investment risk platform

Nest, the UK’s largest workplace pension scheme by members, and BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, today announced a new partnership where Nest will leverage BlackRock Aladdin to manage the risk of its entire investment strategy on a single platform.

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Adepa implements BlackRock's eFront technology

Adepa, the Luxembourg-based Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM) and Fund Administrator, has selected eFront, a BlackRock technology solution dedicated to private markets.

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JPMorgan moves to commercialise blockchain with Tokenized Collateral Network

JPMorgan Chase has transformed money market fund shares into tokens to execute an over-the-counter derivatives trade between BlackRock and Barclays Bank using blockchain technology.

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Upvest raises €30 million and secures deal with BlackRock

Upvest, a Berlin-based startup offering a plug-and-play API for fintechs entering the investment market, has raised €30 million and secured a deal with BlackRock to make investing more accessible for millions of people across Europe.

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BlackRock joins Allfunds' Private Partners programme

Allfunds (AMS:ALLFG), the leading B2B Wealth Tech platform for the fund management industry, announces that global asset manager BlackRock, is joining the Allfunds Private Partners programme (APP).

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Monzo Investments launches

Monzo has unveiled an investments feature, allowing the UK digital bank's customers to put as little as £1 into a choice of multi-asset funds.

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US asset managers apply to SEC for bitcoin ETFs

The ongoing effort to persuade the SEC to approve crypto investment products continues, following news that many of the country’s largest asset managers, BlackRock, WisdomTree and Invesco, have applied to the SEC for permission to launch a spot bitcoin ETF.

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BlackRock invests in Avaloq

Avaloq, a subsidiary of NEC Corporation, and BlackRock, through its Aladdin Wealth business, have formed a strategic partnership aimed at enhancing their investment technology solutions for wealth managers and private banks.

Singlife signs with Citi and Blackrock to unify middle and back office

Singlife Transforms Investment Capabilities Through Landmark Technology Partnership with Citi and BlackRock Homegrown financial services company Singlife has appointed Citi and BlackRock Aladdin® to provide it with a comprehensive technology platform to unify and transform its asset management capabilities across its front, middle and back-office offering.

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BlackRock and Proxymity agree UK proxy voting deal

BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, has agreed a deal with digital investor communications platform Proxymity, that will enable retail investors in the UK to participate in proxy battles.

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BlackRock launches blockchain ETF

The growth of digital assets and the blockchain ecosystem has continued to increase, driving demand for investment strategies in this emerging universe.

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BlackRock ties up with Coinbase

Over the past few years, Coinbase has played a central role in developing and strengthening crypto markets as the safest, most trusted bridge to the cryptoeconomy.

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Wahed appoints former BlackRock lawyer to global legal team

Global Islamic fintech company, Wahed, has just announced the appointment of former BlackRock lawyer, Shahan Jamil, as deputy general counsel.

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FactSet's Portware to be integrated with BlackRock's Aladdin

FactSet (NYSE:FDS) (NASDAQ:FDS) and BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) today announced that they have entered into a multi-year partnership to integrate Portware’s execution management system (EMS) capabilities with the Aladdin platform, BlackRock’s end-to-end investment management and operations platform.

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Wall Street firms back DLT-based system for alternative assets

Wall Street players including BlackRock, Morgan Stanley and State Street are backing a new consortium led by iCapital that will build a distributed ledger-based system for alternative assets.

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BlackRock to acquire Baringa Partners’ Climate Change Scenario Model

BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) and Baringa Partners today announced their entry into a definitive agreement for BlackRock to acquire and integrate Baringa’s industry-leading Climate Change Scenario Model into BlackRock’s Aladdin Climate technology.