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BlackRock, Inc (NYSE:BLK): Third Quarter Earnings Preview 2009

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:45:00 GMT

BlackRock, the largest publicly traded asset manager in the US, is scheduled to report third quarter results on Tuesday, October 20, 2009. In the last two quarters, the company’s actual earnings exceeded the market’s consensus.[More...]

Cyclical Positives Vs. Secular Headwinds: Which One Is Winning The War?

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:57:41 GMT

"There is a long list, I would posit, of cyclical positives and then there are these secular concerns. And it is confusing to think about them both and I think the way you rationalize is to say the cyclical positives are winning for the moment. Doesn't mean that the secular concerns are not a problem…" -Bob Doll of Blackrock on Wealth Track with Consuelo Mack[More...]

Insurance firms Try To Break Free From Rating Agencies

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:16:10 GMT

The rating agencies are not just under fire from regulators and lawsuits, but also threatened by new competitors from outside the traditional ratings roles.[More...]

Are These Vanguard Funds Too Hot to Handle?

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:50:20 GMT

Plus, T. Rowe's new fixed-income chief will have to think globally, and more.[More...]

Insider Buys And Sells: Weekly Wrap-up (10/5/2009)

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:12:58 GMT

For all the analysts and pundits in the financial media, there is still no better judge of a company's health and future prospects than the owners and executives of those companies themselves, along with major institutional shareholders.[More...]

Goldman Sachs (GS) Betting On Asset Management Market

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:15:00 GMT

On Sunday (Sept 27), GS announced that it will hire up to 200 staff to build its asset management business. Earlier on April 13, 2009, Goldman Sachs Asset Management raised its fifth dedicated private equity secondaries fund, GS Vintage Fund V, with about $5.5 billion in capital commitments. So is GS betting on asset management industry to drive its growth?[More...]

ETFs Challenge Mutual Funds Supremacy (Slowly)

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:22:18 GMT

If you have been a reader for any sustained period of time, you know my views on the growing dominance of ETF & computer based trading. Rather than buying individual stocks, much of the "fast" institutional money sweeps into ETFs and hence individual stock analysis has become a lot less relevant as every stock within an ETF gets bought or sold, if that is the flavor of the day.[More...]

Is The Asset Management Industry Ripe For Mergers And Acquisitions?

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:00:05 GMT

BlackRock's purchase of Barclays Global Investors could spur more consolidation.[More...]

BlackRock (BLK) Gives 'Ups' To The Dollar

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:23:15 GMT

For those investors struggling to decide what currency to park their money in, or Americans concerned over the value of our dollar, the recent comments made by BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) should put them at ease.[More...]

Investing In Private Equity Through Public Markets

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:12:45 GMT

Private equity funds are much maligned for being inaccessible and merely being a vehicle for the rich to get richer. Well, if you can’t beat them, join them! A little known asset class made a few headlines in recent days when two participants – Ares Capital Corp. and Apollo Investment Corp. – filed public offerings to raise capital. These two companies are a subset of a little known asset class which was created to provide small investors access to private equity investments while also providing more capital to help small and middle market companies grow. These companies are known as Business Development Companies (BDC) and, when publicly listed, are roughly[More...]

Treasury OKs another firm for toxic asset program

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:48:00 GMT

WASHINGTON - Investment company RLJ Western Asset Management LP has raised enough money to join with the government in buying toxic assets held by banks, the Treasury Department said Thursday.
The purchases of the soured mortgage securities and other assets in the government's Public-Private Investment Program, or PPIP, are aimed at enabling banks to resume more robust lending to support an economic recovery.
Treasury said that RLJ Western Asset Management raised more than the $500 million minimum needed to close investment funds under the program.

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BlackRock, Inc (NYSE:BLK): Third Quarter Earnings Preview 2009

Cyclical Positives Vs. Secular Headwinds: Which One Is Winning The War?

Insurance firms Try To Break Free From Rating Agencies

Are These Vanguard Funds Too Hot to Handle?

Insider Buys And Sells: Weekly Wrap-up (10/5/2009)

Goldman Sachs (GS) Betting On Asset Management Market

ETFs Challenge Mutual Funds Supremacy (Slowly)

Is The Asset Management Industry Ripe For Mergers And Acquisitions?

BlackRock (BLK) Gives 'Ups' To The Dollar

Investing In Private Equity Through Public Markets

Treasury OKs another firm for toxic asset program

Treasury OKs more firms for toxic asset program

Bank of New York CEO Not Interested in BofA Job

Earnings roundup: United Airlines, UnitedHealth

3 more investment firms approved for asset program

BofA Finds a Buyer for Columbia Management: Bank to Get About $1 Billion From Ameriprise Financial; the Unit Being Sold Was Redundant With the Services BlackRock Offers.

BofA Agrees to Sell Part of Columbia

BofA Agrees to Sell Part of Columbia

Stock Market, Economy Heading Back to 'Normal'

Daily Mail, London, Market Report Column

BlackRock Closed-End Municipal Fund Data Released for September 2009

BlackRock Reports Third Quarter Diluted EPS of $2.27 ($2.10 As Adjusted)

BlackRock Announces Additions to Board of Directors

BlackRock Kelso Capital Corporation to Report Third Quarter Earnings on November 5

BlackRock Closed-End Municipal Fund Data Released For August 2009

Anthracite Capital Receives Notice From the NYSE Regarding Non-Compliance With Continued Listing Standard and Announces Intention to Effect Reverse Stock Split

BlackRock Announces Changes to Investment Policies for Certain Closed-End Funds

BlackRock Closed-End Municipal Fund Data Released For July 2009

Anthracite Capital Reports GAAP Loss of $(1.39) Per Share and Operating Earnings of $0.07 Per Share

BlackRock Declares Quarterly Dividend of 78 Cents on Common Stock

Form 3 BlackRock Inc. For: Oct 09 Filed by: Linsz Mark D. (10K)

Form 3 BlackRock Inc. For: Oct 09 Filed by: KRAWCHECK SALLIE (10K)

Form 4 BlackRock Inc. For: Jul 09 Filed by: BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ (10K)

Form 4 BlackRock Inc. For: Sep 30 Filed by: ROBINSON LINDA GOSDEN (10K)

Form 4 OBRIEN THOMAS H For: Sep 30 (10K)

Form 4 DAMMERMAN DENNIS D For: Sep 30 (10K)

Form 4 CABIALLAVETTA MATHIS For: Sep 30 (10K)

Form 4 Al-Hamad Abdlatif Yousef For: Sep 30 (10K)

Form 4 BlackRock Inc. For: Aug 25 Filed by: WAGNER SUSAN (10K)

Form 4 KAPITO ROBERT For: Aug 25 (10K)