BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) has unveiled a bold strategy to significantly expand its presence in private markets, targeting $400 billion in fundraising by 2030. This plan, announced during the firm’s recent investor day, reflects BlackRock’s intent to capitalize on the growth of alternative investments, including private… Read More
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FX hedging specialist, MillTech, has launched a new cash management solution, in partnership with BlackRock’s CacheMatrix, to help investment managers and global corporates “optimise their excess cash.” Its solution automates cash investments and enhances returns “through direct access to an integrated marketplace of tier-1 money… Read More
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BlackRock (NYSE: BLK), the world’s leading asset manager, recently issued a notable warning about the future of Bitcoin in its updated iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) filing, submitted in early May 2025. The firm, overseeing assets worth more than $11.6 trillion—greater than the combined GDP of… Read More
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Anchorage Digital, the U.S. federally chartered digital asset bank, is announcing that it has deepened its relationship with BlackRock to provide digital asset custody in order to meet growing digital asset demand from retail and institutional clients. Anchorage Digital Bank N.A. is being named “an… Read More
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BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) has gone live with a “customizable” public-private model portfolio within a Unified Managed Account (UMA). The models are powered by GeoWealth’s UMA technology and supported by iCapital’s underlying technology capabilities.” The launch marks the “first” time a customizable model portfolio that includes… Read More
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In a recent statement, Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock, envisioned a transformative future for investing, noting that if we can tokenize bonds and stocks tomorrow, it “would democratize investing in all ways we can’t imagine.” This assertion underscores a fast-evolving movement in the financial sector… Read More
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Securitize announced that the BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) has surpassed $1 billion in assets under management (AUM), marking a key milestone in the development of tokenized finance. BUIDL, BlackRock’s first tokenized fund on a public blockchain, launched in March 2024 and provides… Read More
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BlackRock Inc. (NYSE:BLK) announced the completion of its acquisition of Preqin, an independent provider of private markets data. This transaction strengthens BlackRock’s ability to serve clients’ whole portfolios — across public and private markets — by “combining investment, technology, and data solutions in one platform.”… Read More
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Danske Bank‘s investment customers will soon benefit from one of the wealth industry’s investment and risk management technologies with the adoption of BlackRock’s Aladdin Wealth platform. Aladdin Wealth reportedly unifies the investment management process by combining portfolio management as well as data and risk analytics… Read More
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Blackrock (NASDAQ:BLK), the world’s largest asset manager, reported over $11.6 trillion in assets as of the fourth quarter – a record amount. The growth in assets fueled a rise in earnings of $1.67 billion, or an EPS of $10.63, from $1.38 billion, or an EPS… Read More
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Cboe Canada Inc. welcomes BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited for the launch of their latest ETF, the iShares Bitcoin ETF. The iShares ETF now trades on Cboe Canada under “the symbol IBIT, with U.S. dollar denominated units trading under the symbol IBIT.U.” The iShares Bitcoin… Read More
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Frax Finance, a “decentralized” stablecoin cryptocurrency protocol, has recently announced the launch of a new stablecoin, frxUSD, that will leverage BlackRock’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL), tokenized by Securitize, to deliver a “fully auditable” backing mechanism. This partnership marks a milestone in the integration… Read More
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iCapital, the platform driving the alternative investment marketplace for the wealth and asset management industries, in collaboration with GeoWealth and BlackRock (NYSE: BLK), announced its tech is powering a platform experience for registered investment advisors (RIAs), which enables firms using GeoWealth to include private assets… Read More
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Mintos continues to roll out the benefit of a higher interest rate for parked cash. Today, Mintos is announcing that Spanish customers may now access a liquid money market fund managed by Blackrock. The Mintos Smart Cash is a money market fund that is described… Read More
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BNY (NYSE:BK), the global financial services company, announced a new agreement with AIA and BlackRock as AIA transforms its investment platform, to support the company’s long-term investment program. Through this agreement, AIA will “implement BlackRock’s Aladdin, a technology platform that unifies the investment management process,… Read More
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BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) has agreed to acquire Preqin, an independent provider of private markets data for £2.55 billion or approximately $3.2 billion in cash. Bringing together Preqin’s data and research tools “with Aladdin’s complementary workflow capabilities in a unified platform will create a preeminent… Read More
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BlackRock (Nasdaq: BLK) recently noted that there’s broad agreement among portfolio managers that a concentrated group of AI winners “will drive returns over a short-term tactical horizon.” BlackRock also mentioned in a recent market update that US stocks reached record highs and bond yields fell… Read More
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Securitize, the platform focused on tokenizing real-world assets, announced the successful completion of a $47 million funding round led by BlackRock (Nasdaq: BLK). The strategic investment also includes funding from Hamilton Lane, ParaFi Capital, and Tradeweb Markets. This investment underscores Securitize’s efforts in “digitizing capital… Read More
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Circle, a global digital financial technology firm and the issuer of USDC, announced new smart contract functionality that would allow holders of the BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) to transfer their shares to Circle for USDC. This smart contract reportedly provides BUIDL investors… Read More
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As reported earlier, BlackRock, the largest asset manager in the world, is partnering with Securitize to issue a digital asset fund. Securitize is a leading enabler of digital securities in the US and operates a trading platform, as it has been approved to run an… Read More
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