The Irish Times

BlackRock hit by $17bn in losses on Russian exposure

Clients held more than $18.2bn in Russian assets at the end of January

Fri Mar 11 2022 - 13:48

Spectre of inflation returns to haunt economies

Massive consumer spending and supply chain bottlenecks are pushing prices higher

Sun Sept 12 2021 - 13:01

Pilita Clark: Too many boardrooms are climate incompetent

Boards talk the talk on climate and social inequality but don’t act

Mon Feb 01 2021 - 05:17

BlackRock pushes companies to adopt 2050 net-zero emissions goal

World’s largest asset manager considers dumping companies that fail to meet targets

Tue Jan 26 2021 - 14:21

BlackRock holds $85bn in coal despite pledge to sell fossil fuel shares

Loophole means asset manager can hold shares in firms earning less than a quarter of revenues from coal

Wed Jan 13 2021 - 09:44

Diehard pro-Trump Republicans on collision course with US business

Defiance of election result sparks ‘universal outrage’ in body spanning political spectrum

Wed Jan 06 2021 - 09:23

BlackRock chief Larry Fink receives 5% pay increase

Boss of asset management company was paid 182 times more than his median employee

Fri Apr 10 2020 - 13:02

Equity markets ‘too volatile’ for bargain hunting, says Lego fund manager

Soren Thorup Sorensen manages $18bn portfolio as Kirkbi chief executive

Wed Apr 01 2020 - 08:14

Are green stocks a mega trend or a bubble in the making?

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing is growing, but is it sustainable?

Tue Mar 03 2020 - 05:15

Sustainable investing gets the green light

With customers increasingly demanding funds with environmental, social and governance credentials, sustainable finance is becoming mainstream, say experts

Fri Jan 31 2020 - 00:00

Davos 2020: Worlds of Trump and Thunberg collide on a Swiss mountainside

Jet-setting globalists understand all too well conflict between search for economic growth and climate change control

Fri Jan 24 2020 - 05:23

Davos 2020: Companies sign up to environmental disclosure scheme

Big Four accounting groups among firms committing to metrics reporting framework

Wed Jan 22 2020 - 20:47

Countries that fail to attract immigrants will lose out – Microsoft chief

Speaking at Davos Satya Nadella said countries rethinking what is in national interest

Tue Jan 21 2020 - 12:07

Bullish sentiment hits extreme levels among investors

Investors not ‘overzealous’, says BlackRock chief Larry Fink

Tue Jan 21 2020 - 05:30

French Spiderman, Zuckerberg’s 2030 focus and Larry Fink’s climate move

Planet Business: The time for reallocating capital is now

Fri Jan 17 2020 - 05:21

BlackRock vows tougher stance on climate after activist heat

World’s top asset manager faces mounting concerns over its fossil fuel investments

Tue Jan 14 2020 - 21:26

Investment chief wary about flashing cash ‘at this point’

Friday interview: Jim Barry, investment chief at BlackRock Alternative Investors

Fri Nov 08 2019 - 05:15

Is shareholder capitalism dying?

Hundreds of US’s biggest public companies have shed their shareholder-first ideology

Tue Sept 10 2019 - 05:00

Workers’ strike will reveal if firms really care about climate change

Pilita Clark: A planned global action in September will test corporate resolve on the issue

Mon Jul 08 2019 - 05:00

Stocktake: Bearish fund managers wary of market rally

A record number of investors say the global economy is in its late-cycle stages

Tue Jun 25 2019 - 05:45

Time’s up for a golden age of corporate greenwashing

Climate debate is shifting and companies are failing to match green claims with action

Mon May 20 2019 - 07:10

Stocktake: Is a market ‘melt-up’ on the cards?

Many investors, sceptical of US rally, have kept piles of money on the sidelines

Tue Apr 23 2019 - 05:45

BlackRock roars back with best first quarter in four years

Early signs that asset management industry has turned a corner after brutal 2018

Tue Apr 16 2019 - 14:43

Paris set to triumph as Europe’s post-Brexit trading hub

Banks and asset managers steer their EU operations from London to French capital

Sun Sept 30 2018 - 18:03

Short-termist stock markets: is it time to scrap quarterly reporting?

Focusing on quarterly earnings estimates, critics say, promotes corporate short-termism

Tue Sept 25 2018 - 05:00

Sustainable investing: can you do well by doing good?

Ethical investors can outperform if they engage with corporate sinners

Tue Aug 07 2018 - 05:00

BlackRock and Citigroup plan Paris expansion

French president Emmanuel Macron’s charm offensive to win business from the City of London is starting to pay

Sun Jul 08 2018 - 18:51

UK business leaders invited to dine with Donald Trump

Event is one of key moments of three-day ‘working visit’ to UK by US president

Thu Jul 05 2018 - 13:39

‘Wheel of Fortune’ comes full circle with ‘HQ Trivia’

Developers of quiz show-based app face challenges posed by exponential growth

Thu Jan 25 2018 - 05:45

Cryptocurrencies’ total value hits record high as bitcoin rises above $6,500

It comes as the world’s largest exchange operator plans to offer futures on bitcoin

Wed Nov 01 2017 - 11:32

Low-fee BlackRock funds reel in cash but earnings disappoint

World’s largest asset manager attracted a record $74bn during the most recent quarter while assets under management jumped 16% to nearly $5.7 trillion

Mon Jul 17 2017 - 17:27