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Official Institutions

BlackRock partners with Official Institutions - central banks, sovereign funds, finance ministries, future generation funds and multilaterals - offering tailored investment, risk & advisory services. Dedicated relationship managers are assigned, ensuring full access to our global hub for strategic engagement, knowledge sharing & community support.

BlackRock is uniquely positioned to cater to the needs of Official Institutions through:

Investment Products:
BlackRock partners with 100+ official institutions, including central banks, sovereign wealth funds, and national pension funds. We offer strategic investment solutions, risk management, and capital markets expertise to help clients achieve long-term financial goals.

Portfolio Solutions:
Our team of portfolio and investment strategists specializes in asset allocation research and multi-asset portfolio construction for institutional investors, with a focus on both tactical and strategic placement. We support 500 institutional investors with 1,500 portfolio analyses, offering bespoke solutions leveraging the Aladdin investment toolkit.

Advisory:
This global platform engages in both strategic and tactical assignments across diverse geographies. Since 2013, our Financial Markets Advisory team has successfully executed 145 assignments for Official Institutions, offering tailored services such as sovereign fund management, capital mobilization, risk management, and sustainability.

Technology:
BlackRock's technology platform supports institutional investors in managing their full investment process across asset classes. It addresses the complexity and cost pressures clients face, aiming to unify technology infrastructure, reduce costs through an operational scale, and assist in making informed investment decisions.

Thought Leadership:
BlackRock Investment Institute (BII) leverages the firm's expertise to generate proprietary research for portfolio managers and clients. It collaborates with macroeconomics, portfolio construction, and trends like geopolitics and energy transition. BII's global team provides insights through regular publications.

Capital Market Assumptions

To view our latest update to our CMAs, explore the expected returns across various asset classes and investor types, please check out our full tooklit, including downloadable data, at our CMAs webpage

BlackRock Educational Academy

BlackRock is strongly committed to assisting official institutions to achieve a higher level of understanding and proficiency with respect to various parts of the capital markets, asset allocation, portfolio management, risk management, and investment technology. We pride ourselves as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to our clients; sharing best ideas, resources and processes are an essential part of this partnership. The key to our success as a strategic partner is our ability to deliver a value proposition that is relevant and advantageous to our clients’ respective missions. Knowledge transfer is at the core of this value proposition.

Since its inception, BEA has been an industry leading academic platform, providing real time education from a suite of expert practitioners. Covering a range of fundamental and emerging topics, you can access content to suit your schedule and style with our live events, available in person and virtually, and on-demand through our “always-on” educational portal.

What does BEA offer?
• Exclusive access to on-demand content at your fingertips
• Recognition of your participation, counting towards your continued professional development
• Access to academic and practitioner experts to help you navigate market and asset class trends
• ‘101’ level content to support grassroots development of you and your organization

Please click here to register and learn more about our upcoming events.

*Please note BlackRock Educational Academy content is only available in designated domiciles. Please click here to verify that BEA is available in your location.

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