BlackRock's iShares contribute to strong AUM growth despite volatile quarter
BlackRock has reported a 17% year-on-year growth in AUM at the end of first quarter 2018, as well as a 28% year-over-year growth in first-quarter earnings

Nomura and Investec report 48% gender pay gap
With the deadline for UK companies to publish their gender pay gap reports looming at midnight tonight, a slew of asset management firms have filed reports showing male employees are paid up to 49% more than their female counterparts

Ohio pension backs BlackRock multi-asset and BlueBay direct lending funds
BlackRock and BlueBay have each won commitments from a $14.7 billion Ohio pension fund

BlackRock adds new ETF to $1.8 trillion iShares platform
BlackRock has unveiled a new addition to its suite of target maturity fixed income ETFs, with the iShares iBonds Dec 2024 Term Muni Bond ETF (IBMM) rolling out this week

BlackRock cuts Pine River from its sub-advisory role on alternatives fund
Following a wave of departures, Pine River has suffered another blow, with BlackRock removing it as the sub-advisor to one sleeve of a $100 million multi-strategy fund

MFS hires former BlackRock fixed income portfolio manager
London-based MFS Investment Managmeent has appointed former BlackRock’s Owen Murfin as an institutional portfolio manager

20-year Credit Suisse veteran joins BlackRock in New York
BlackRock has hired Brent Patry, the former vice chairman of Credit Suisse's acquisition and leveraged finance division

Ex-BlackRock fixed income pair launch cryptocurrency fund
A pair of former BlackRock bond specialists are launching a London-based cryptocurrency hedge fund known as Prime Factor Capital

T Rowe Price poaches multi-asset professional from BlackRock
T Rowe Price has grown its multi-asset team in the Asia-Pacific (Apac), hiring Wenting Shen as a solutions strategist

BlackRock's AUM increases 22% in a year as ETFs contribute to growth
BlackRock’s assets under management have surpassed $6.2 trillion following “a record year” for the firm in 2017, company officials said in a recent earnings call

Alcentra hires former BlackRock US loan and CLO chief
Alcentra has announced the appointment of Leland Hart as managing director and head of US loans and high yield

BlackRock targets European investors with global macro opportunities fund
Known as BSF Macro Opportunities Fund, the strategy will provide long/short multi-asset exposure and offer daily liquidity

BlackRock markets first ever European CLO after recent hires
BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, is gearing up to launch its first ever European CLO, according to market sources

Former BlackRock PM lands at $68 billion US pension fund
A credit and structured credit specialist has joined one of the largest US state pension plans as director of portfolio strategy

European CLO specialist lands at BlackRock
BlackRock has taken a major step towards its goal of establishing a European CLO business

Former credit options trader takes role with BlackRock in London
US asset management giant picks up former options trader from credit fund manager 

BlackRock searches for credit specialists in London
Credit product strategist and investment grade trader wanted in London

World's largest manager seeks PM for new European CLO group
A firm, touted as the world's largest asset manager, is on the look-out for a European CLO portfolio manager in a bid to launch a debut deal on the continent