Client Solutions Group

CSG caters to a diverse range of institutional investors and investment teams across the United States, Latin America, and Canada. Our services are tailored for corporate and public pensions, Taft-Hartley and multi-employer plans, investment consultants, family offices, foundations and endowments, healthcare and hospital systems, insurers, and nuclear decommissioning trusts (NDTs).

CSG stands out as an extension of staff and a valuable resource for clients, offering customized insights and analytics to navigate complex investment challenges. By harnessing BlackRock's extensive resources, including the industry-leading Aladdin® platform for advanced risk management analytics, insights from the BlackRock Investment Institute, and the breadth of our global investment platform spanning Private Markets, Equities, Fixed Income, and Multi-asset, we empower clients to make informed investment decisions that align with their unique objectives.

Aladdin® is BlackRock’s investment and risk management platform that unifies the investment management process through a common data language. With a view of your whole portfolio, it enables investors to identify opportunities and make more informed decisions. In 2025, BlackRock announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Preqin, a premier independent provider of private markets data. This strategic transaction strengthens BlackRock’s ability to serve clients’ whole portfolios — across public and private markets.

CSG works closely with institutions and investment teams, offering personalized, one-on-one consultations, and analytics tailored to unique investment objectives. Our key capabilities include:

Bespoke analytics:

• Strategic asset allocation and portfolio optimization analyses
• Reallocation analysis
• Risk management analytics and stress testing using Aladdin®
• Forward simulations
• Capital market assumptions
• Hurdle rate, surplus risk, and funded status projections for Defined Benefit pensions
• Historical performance analysis
• Private markets pacing analysis
• Liquidity management strategies
• After-tax considerations for taxable investors
• Asset class deep dive analytics

Thought leadership:

• Peer studies offering comparative analytics and benchmarking relevant to your portfolio
• Identification and analysis of emerging trends impacting institutional investors
• Actionable implementation strategies and its impact on portfolios

CSG conducts comprehensive peer research using publicly available data, covering:

• Public pensions
• Corporate pensions
• Multi-employer plans
• Healthcare organizations
• Endowments

This research can be enhanced and further customized with investor provided portfolio data. Institutional investors interested in participating should contact us directly.