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Economic Outlook
Weekly market commentary
May 16, 2022
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BlackRock
Emerging market assets have had a rough start to the year. What lies ahead? Read more in the Global weekly commentary.
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Constructing optimized private equity programs
We lay out differences between diversified private equity programs investing in primaries, secondaries and co-investments.
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Russia Invades Ukraine
We see Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as the start of protracted tensions between Russia and the West. What are the investment implications? Read our insights.
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Portfolio Design
Confusion yields opportunity
Amid the market confusion so far this year, we see an opportunity to add to our overweight to developed market equities on a strategic horizon. Read why.
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The advantages of private equity co-investments
We lay out the potential benefits of co-investments along with the historical success and growth of the co-investment industry.
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Accelerants of growth: Fiscal spend and policy
Feb 11, 2022
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BlackRock
Read BlackRock insight featuring Rick Rieder’s commentary on the implications of fiscal spending on fixed income markets in 2022.
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Portfolio Design
Getting Granular
Our overweight on developed market equities is further bolstered by a more granular, sectoral approach. Learn more in the August 2021 Portfolio perspectives.
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Portfolio Design
The new nominal: Just getting started
May 25, 2021
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BlackRock
The interplay between monetary and fiscal policy has dominated the post-Covid macro environment. Read more on how it informs our strategic investment views.
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The pandemic and the credit spectrum
Mar 31, 2021
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BlackRock
Credit markets are strong. But behind the headlines, a more complex story is unfolding as long-running trends intersect with Covid’s economic consequences.
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Markets
Launching climate-aware portfolios
We believe the effects of climate change should be included in financial projections. This is why we are launching climate-aware asset class return expectations.
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Climate change – turning investment risk into opportunity
We believe climate risk is investment risk. That is why we now include the effects of climate change in our portfolio design. Explore our new research.
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A lens on emerging market equities
Feb 19, 2021
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Gordon Fraser, CFA |
BlackRock
Emerging market (EM) equities defied early gloom last year and ended with double -digit gains, outperforming developed markets. Read more in our newsletter.
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Markets
Davos Brief
The virus shock has transformed the global investment landscape, accelerating deep structural trends. Ahead of Davos, read our latest macro and market insights.
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Staying on track in a world of change
Jan 13, 2021
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BlackRock
Highlights from our start-of-the-year webcast, with investors looking at deployment and investment themes in real assets, credit and private equity.
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Portfolio Design
A new playbook for higher inflation
Dec 1, 2020
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BlackRock
Inflation has persistently undershot central bank targets. Yet we see three new forces that may lead to a higher inflation regime than expected.
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Investment actions
ESG moves centre stage
Dec 1, 2020
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Sonia Rocher
Private debt strategies can work with borrowers on ESG issues. Sonia Richer, Head of Research for European Middle Market Private Debt, explains how.
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Investment actions
A different kind of distressed-credit cycle
The pandemic is likely to drive a significant wave of restructuring that calls for a broader range of solutions than seen in prior cycles.
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2020: A Year of BifurKation
An increasing body of evidence suggests the economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic is K-shaped – implying a distinct bifurcation of outcomes.
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Wenjie Lu
Nov 12, 2020
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BlackRock
Wenjie Lu, Director, China Investment Strategist, joined BlackRock in February 2017. He is responsible for formulating in-depth local market insights.
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Evy Hambro
Nov 12, 2020
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BlackRock
Evy Hambro, Managing Director, is the Global Head of Thematic and Sector based investing and team leader for the Natural Resources team at BlackRock.
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Sir Ronald Cohen
Nov 12, 2020
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By
BlackRock
Sir Ronald Cohen is Chairman of The Portland Trust and the Social Impact Investment Taskforce established under the UK’s presidency of the G8.
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Wei Li
Nov 12, 2020
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By
BlackRock
Read the bio of Wei Li, Global Chief Investment Strategist at the BlackRock Investment Institute.
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Per Heggenes
Nov 12, 2020
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BlackRock
Per Heggenes is the CEO of IKEA Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Swedish home furnishings company, IKEA. He drives the Foundation’s funding and innovation strategies.
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Todd Whitenack
Nov 12, 2020
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BlackRock
Todd Whitenack helped found BBR Partners in 2000 and is Co-Managing Partner of the firm, where he is responsible for meeting BBR’s goals and driving innovation.
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ESG in credit investing
Sep 30, 2020
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By
BlackRock
A look at raising the bar in data collection, due diligence, and monitoring with BlackRock’s Head of Research for European Middle Market Private Debt.
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Dynamism in credit: blending public and private credit
Sep 30, 2020
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BlackRock
A look at the case for investing across the credit spectrum with BlackRock’s Head of Wealth Strategy for the Americas and two lead portfolio managers.
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Credit’s role in the economic recovery
Sep 30, 2020
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BlackRock
Looking ahead in a credit cycle like no other with BlackRock’s CIO and Global Co-Head of Credit as well as a variety of BlackRock global credit leaders.
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Managing risk in credit portfolios
Sep 30, 2020
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BlackRock
A look at how assessment and attribution in credit can produce better outcomes with BlackRock’s Head of Global Private Credit Risk & Quantitative Analysis.
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Credit’s new context: An economic crossroads
Sep 30, 2020
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BlackRock
A look at the profound shifts in macroeconomics and geopolitics that have transpired as of late as well as thoughts on the imminent US election.
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Credit’s place in the portfolio
Sep 30, 2020
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BlackRock
Exploring the full public/ private toolkit and finding income with leading CIOs, credit specialists, and BlackRock’s Global Chief Client Officer.
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Of capital flows and borrower balance sheets
Sep 30, 2020
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BlackRock
Looking at the comparison between the deals investors are targeting and the financing companies need in private credit in the wake of COVID.
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The evolution of private equity
The private equity industry has seen a variety of structural changes. We examine the of private equity over the past four decades.
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Low risk, low inflation, low growth
Risk parity, a diversified, balanced, liquid strategy able to take on leverage, is well-positioned for a low rate, low inflation and low-growth environment
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Navigating the beta gap
Multi-asset strategies offer dynamic asset allocation, reduced reliance on market beta and access to a broader opportunity set to achieve investment outcomes.
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GTAA: An overlooked driver of long-term performance
: A GTAA investment framework is set apart by its uncorrelated return profile, financial instrument breadth, and forward-looking application of alternative data.
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Readying for real resilience
Read about how we revamp our strategic asset preferences to position for market dislocations and the post-Covid 19 world.
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Conversations on race, bias and inequity
A series of conversations with leaders in government, corporations, non-profits and education on how racial inequity is affecting the workplace and society.
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Technology: Our new virtual reality
A discussion on trends that are reshaping the tech industry, where we see opportunities today, and what breakthrough technologies may shape our future.
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Predicting the path of recovery
BlackRock’s CIO of Fixed Income and former Treasury Secretary Summers discuss the outlook for economic recovery anf the future of monetary and fiscal policy.
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Shining a spotlight on the stakeholder
A panel of investors discuss how they are approaching sustainable investing in order to drive change, and to potentially improve investment returns.
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Governing through a crisis and the likely policy outcomes for 2021
Two former governors discuss how Covid-19's spread, the economic effects, and rising social unrest are affecting the country and the political landscape.
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The renewable revolution
A look at how the world will power its energy needs in the future and where structural transformation is leading to investment opportunities.
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Looking ahead: A conversation with BlackRock’s President
BlackRock’s president answers attendees’ questions, shares his insights on how clients are managing through the crisis, and offers perspective on the future.
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America in a post-COVID world
A look at the challenges of governing in a time of political and social unrest and thoughts on the changes we’ll see as we exit the acute phase of the pandemic.
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Globalism at a crossroads
How changes in the geopolitical landscape are shaping the business environment, the fortunes of economies, investor sentiment and the path of corporations.
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Healthcare in the age of the coronavirus
Jul 21, 2020
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BlackRock
Health care leaders explore how the efforts to combat the coronavirus are progressing, how technology is impacting the industry, and the future of healthcare.
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Assessing opportunities across private markets
Our panelists share insights on how they are positioning private markets portfolios for both near-term opportunities and long-term resilience.
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Winds of change: How to invest in renewables today
The coronavirus shock is accelerating structural and portfolio trends in favor of renewables, with portfolio resilience stemming from three key features.
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Purpose in crisis
A look at how companies are evolving to align with the needs of their stakeholders, their clients, their employees, and the communities that they serve.
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Private perspectives on healthcare opportunities
COVID is driving big changes in global healthcare, creating both winners and losers. In this setting, private debt and equity can be effective ways to invest.