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We partner with the BlackRock Investment Institute and thought leaders throughout our firm to provide investing insights and analysis across asset classes, investment strategies and borders.
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Macro and market views
The BlackRock Investment Institute shares our outlook for economic growth, inflation, financial conditions and geopolitics.
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- MACRO AND MARKET VIEWS
Global weekly commentary
Stay up to date with the latest global weekly commentary provided by the BlackRock Investment Institute.
Investment actions by asset class
Our latest investment ideas based on the current market environment, covering fixed income, equities, alternatives and multi-asset strategies.
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Personalized insights for institutional clients
We partner with the BlackRock Investment Institute and thought leaders throughout our firm to deliver you investing insights and analysis across asset classes, investment strategies and borders.
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OFFICIAL INSTITUTIONS
Is sustained higher inflation on the cards?
Jan 26, 2021 | By BlackRockThe prospect of sustained higher inflation is at the heart of market debates in 2021. Read more about what our experts think is to come, and how it is impacting portfolio positioning. -
FAMILY OFFICES
Global family office survey
Dec 29, 2020 | By BlackRockThe BlackRock global family office survey combines data about the experiences and plans of 185 family offices across the globe, featuring insights around market outlook, asset allocation and sustainable investing. -
OFFICIAL INSTITUTIONS
OIG Q4 digest
Dec 21, 2020 | By BlackRockAs one of the most challenging years on record comes to a close, we've rounded up the key trends and themes currently shaping the Official Institutions investing landscape - as well as highlighting some of our insights on what we think 2021 holds. -
ENDOWMENTS AND FOUNDATIONS
An endowment’s perspective on the outsourced CIO model
Dec 14, 2020 | By BlackRockJeff Mindlin, CIO of ASU Enterprise Partners, sat down with Mark McCombe, BlackRock’s Chief Client Officer, to discuss how endowments can build a successful OCIO partnership. -
OFFICIAL INSTITUTIONS
Integrating sustainability into capital market assumptions
Dec 10, 2020Ahead of BlackRock’s forthcoming launch of new CMAs that will integrate sustainability for the first time, we gathered BlackRock thought leaders to discuss the framework and importance of incorporating ESG considerations into portfolio construction. -
PUBLIC PENSIONS
Public pensions in the 2020s: Planning for a different decade ahead
Nov 15, 2020 | By BlackRockBlackRock analyzed fund-level data for nearly 70 public pensions to gauge how likely they are to meet their return assumptions over the next decade. -
FAMILY OFFICES
Family Office Virtual Summit: Collective Intelligence
Oct 29, 2020 | By BlackRockThe BlackRock Family Office Virtual Summit hosted 450 clients from the US, Canada, LatAm and EMEA, providing an agenda oriented around networking and BlackRock’s collective intelligence. For more, visit the event hub. -
INSURANCE
Global Insurance Report 2020
Oct 20, 2020360 senior insurance executives across the globe share their insights into how the pandemic is fundamentally reshaping the industry and their investment approach in BlackRock's ninth annual global insurance survey. -
OFFICIAL INSTITUTIONS
OIG Q3 digest
Oct 3, 2020 | By BlackRockEntering the final stretch of a challenging year for investors, we review OI key themes and trends, and discuss what's to come next. -
CORPORATE PENSIONS
Impact of recent market volatility on corporate pensions
May 5, 2020We examine the impact of recent volatility on the funded status, asset allocations and active risk of U.S. corporate pensions. -
CORPORATE PENSIONS
Key themes for corporate plans after Q1 volatility
May 1, 2020BlackRock has updated its 2020 investment themes for corporate pension plans given the sharp declines in equity markets and risk assets around the world. -
PUBLIC PENSIONS
Impact of recent market volatility on public pensions
Apr 3, 2020We assess how market volatility has impacted funded status and altered asset allocations at U.S. public pension plans. -
DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLANS
A guide to DC loans during turmoil
Mar 23, 2020What to tell participants about borrowing from their DC plans during market volatility. -
DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLANS
Three actions for plan sponsors
Mar 12, 2020Helping participants mitigate market volatility is crucial to protecting their retirement accounts. -
OFFICIAL INSTITUTIONS
Impact of coronavirus on central banks
Mar 11, 2020Q&A with Stanley Fischer on how central banks should react to the coronavirus shock. -
ENDOWMENTS AND FOUNDATIONS
How smaller endowments make do
Feb 6, 2020OCIO partnerships have the potential to help smaller endowments diversify their investing strategies to better deliver against their outcomes. -
DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLANS
Take advantage of the SECURE Act
Jan 23, 2020Barbara Novick, BlackRock’s Vice Chairman and head of the Global Public Policy Group, called the SECURE Act “our greatest opportunity in over a decade to improve retirement security for millions of Americans. -
INSURANCE
A climate scenario analysis of US insurers’ portfolios
Dec 5, 2019Here’s how investors can better understand climate risks and adapt investment strategies to manage them. -
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Raising resilience in strategic portfolios
Sep 23, 2019In our view, we believe it’s crucial to consider explicitly the uncertainty inherent in return estimates when building resilient portfolios. -
INSURANCE
Sourcing resilience in fixed income
Sep 23, 2019BlackRock Description: We identify six themes that we believe are critical in helping to build those more resilient portfolios. -
INSURANCE
Portfolio resilience through sustainability
Sep 23, 2019We explore how insurers can enhance their resilience to climate change from both a physical and transition risk perspective, with data and scenario analysis as the common thread. -
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Insurance portfolio construction for alternatives
Sep 23, 2019Insurer's complex liability profiles and regulatory and accounting constraints create additional portfolio construction considerations. -
INSURANCE
Global Insurance Report 2019: Re-engineering portfolio resilience
Sep 23, 2019BlackRock’s eighth annual global insurance survey provides perspectives on markets and portfolio construction from 360 senior insurance executives, plus client interviews and insights from BlackRock’s experts.
The clients we serve
At BlackRock, the institutions we serve – from foundations to large pension funds – collectively serve hundreds of millions of individuals around the world. That’s why we work alongside them as they contribute to the financial futures of the people who depend on them.
ESG integration and investing
Explore BlackRock’s insights on environmental, social and governance (ESG) opportunities and strategies.
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ESG moves centre stage in private debt
Dec 21, 2020 | By BlackRockPrivate debt strategies can work with borrowers on ESG issues. Sonia Richer, Head of Research for European Middle Market Private Debt, explains how. -
Integrating sustainability into capital market assumptions
Dec 10, 2020Ahead of BlackRock’s forthcoming launch of new CMAs that will integrate sustainability for the first time, we gathered BlackRock thought leaders to discuss the framework and importance of incorporating ESG considerations into portfolio construction. -
Addressing investment stewardship and the ‘G’ in ESG
Dec 9, 2020We share perspectives on Investment Stewardship, the G in ESG, and how they can help drive long-term sustainable value for investors. -
Sustainability goes mainstream
Dec 3, 2020 | By BlackRockBlackRock recently surveyed clients around the world to understand the shift towards sustainable assets and how the pandemic may affect it. Our findings were clear: The tectonic shift towards sustainable investing is accelerating. -
Helping our clients invest sustainably
Dec 3, 2020 | By BlackRockOur survey revealed that sustainability considerations are increasingly becoming a central aspect of our clients’ investment approaches. Read our update on our 2020 sustainability progress. -
Physical Effects & Economic Risks of Climate Change
Oct 28, 2020We discuss the increasing importance of the environmental component of ESG in the era of climate change. -
Rethinking the ‘S’ in ESG
Sep 29, 2020 | By BlackRockBlackRock and CalPERS discuss the increasing importance of ESG and sustainability more broadly, in this time of upheaval. -
Sustainable investing: active equities
Jul 30, 2020Sustainable investing is going mainstream. The Systematic Active Equity team discusses the need to dig beyond headline numbers. -
The renewable revolution
Jul 22, 2020 | By BlackRockA look at how the world will power its energy needs in the future and where structural transformation is leading to investment opportunities. -
Shining a spotlight on the stakeholder
Jul 22, 2020 | By BlackRockHear from investors about how they are addressing the rising prominence of issues that impact employees, customers and communities the most with sustainable investing in order to drive change. -
Winds of change: How to invest in renewables today
Jul 21, 2020 | By BlackRockWe explore how to invest in renewables today as well as the role of this asset class in a total portfolio. -
Troubled waters
Jul 21, 2020What would the world look like with less water? We explore the often overlooked risk of water stress and its financial implications on portfolios. Take a look. -
Sustainable Investing: Why it matters now more than ever
May 13, 2020 | By BlackRockWe examine the investment opportunities that ESG is creating and take a look at the latest trends in impact investing. -
Accelerating sustainability in alternatives
May 28, 2020Sustainability factors are even more important in long-term private investments—a point that COVID is underlining. -
A pivotal moment for sustainable investing
May 18, 2020How ESG strategies have performed during the pandemic and why they will become increasingly important in the future. -
Resilience amid uncertainty
May 18, 2020 | By Tony DeSpiritoAmid historic volatility, investors turned to sustainable strategies, and the strategies demonstrated their resilience. -
Helping our clients invest sustainably
May 11, 2020 | By BlackRockBlackRock discusses its progress since committing to help clients achieve their sustainable investing goals. Learn more. -
Renewables are proving resilient
May 6, 2020 | By BlackRockHow well-structured deals and the ongoing global energy transition can benefit wind and solar investments in the current downturn. -
Securities lending viewed through the sustainability lens
Apr 28, 2020 | By BlackRockIn this Spotlight, we explore the intersection of securities lending with short selling and investment stewardship through the lens of sustainable investing. -
How a global pandemic could accelerate ESG investing
Apr 13, 2020 | By BlackRockTony DeSpirito discusses its potential impact on ESG investing and how it may hasten an important trend for active investors. -
Sustainability: The tectonic shift transforming investing
Feb 27, 2019 | By BlackRockA commonly held view is that a return sacrifice is needed when adopting sustainable investing. We disagree – and in fact believe the opposite is true. -
Europe’s listed companies: their governance, shareholders and votes
Feb 21, 2020 | By BlackRockIn this ViewPoint, we analyze the ownership of companies in the MSCI Europe index and examined the proxy voting of their 30 largest institutional shareholders. -
Towards a common language for sustainable investing *VP
Jan 14, 2020 | By BlackRockIn this ViewPoint, we review current global regulatory efforts to develop and implement more standardized terminology for sustainable investing, and we outline recommendations to increase clarity around (i) sustainable investment product -
A climate scenario analysis of US insurers’ portfolios
Oct 12, 2019 | By BlackRockA climate scenario analysis on US insurers’ portfolios can help investors understand climate risks and adapt investment strategies to manage them. -
Sustainability: The bond that endures
Dec 20, 2019 | By BlackRockEvidence is building that a focus on sustainability can help investors build more resilient portfolios.
Sustainable investing at BlackRock
We believe sustainability-related issues – ranging from board composition to human capital management to climate change – have real impacts.
Public policy ViewPoints
Read our comments on public policy topics through our ViewPoints series of papers, which examine public policy issues and assess their implications for investors.
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Lessons from COVID-19: Market Structure Underlies Interconnectedness o...
Nov 23, 2020In this ViewPoint, we discuss the evolving market ecosystem and examine how market infrastructure contributed to the short lived but intense liquidity crisis of March 2020. -
Lessons from COVID-19: Liquidity Risk Management is Central to Open-En...
Nov 5, 2020In this ViewPoint, we examine the effect of stressed markets on open-ended funds, and bond funds in particular. We then review the liquidity risk management tools available to asset managers, and how they were deployed during March 2020. -
Swing pricing: The dilution effects of investor trading activity on mu...
Oct 31, 2020This paper considers processes that provide protection to existing mutual fund investors from the negative ‘dilution impact’ that occurs when a fund invests or disinvests in securities as a result of investor activity. -
Lessons from COVID-19: Operational Risk and Resilience
Oct 22, 2020In this ViewPoint, we analyze operational challenges faced by the asset management industry during COVID-19, explore how the industry has responded to these challenges, and outline a series of recommendations to further bolster operational resilience -
Lessons from COVID-19: Overview of Financial Stability and Non-Bank Fi...
Sep 30, 2020This ViewPoint summarizes key takeaways from our series of ViewPoints on "Lessons from COVID-19", considers the implications of the COVID-19 crisis across capital markets, and outlines policy recommendations. -
Lessons from COVID-19: U.S. BBB bonds and fallen angels
Jul 17, 2020 | By BlackRockWe provide an update to our August 2019 spotlight on US BBB Bonds in light of the first broad credit downgrade cycle resulting from COVID-19 and lower oil prices. -
Lessons from COVID-19: Fixed income index rebalancing
Jul 17, 2020 | By BlackRockWe discuss how decisions to delay fixed income index rebalancing during March 2020 helped to preserve market liquidity, prevent unnecessarily large transaction costs for end-investors, and more. -
Lessons from COVID-19: The experience of European MMFs
Jul 17, 2020We make a holistic assessment of European short-term markets during the March market turmoil and identify three key components of the short-term market ecosystem. -
Lessons from COVID-19: U.S. municipal bond market
Jul 17, 2020 | By BlackRockWe explore aspects of the U.S. municipal bond market ecosystem during the COVID-19 Crisis, the Federal response to provide assistance to municipalities, and liquidity risk management of municipal bond funds. -
Lessons from COVID-19: U.S. short-term money markets
Jul 17, 2020 | By BlackrockIn this ViewPoint, we make a holistic assessment of U.S. short-term markets during the March market turmoil and identify three key components of the short-term market ecosystem. -
Lessons from COVID-19: ETFs as a source of stability
Jul 17, 2020 | By BlackrockWe explore how ETFs were a source of stability during the first part of 2020 amidst unprecedented market volatility by providing price transparency and liquidity. -
A global perspective on market on close activity
Jul 7, 2020 | By BlackRockThis ViewPoint explores the growth of global market-on-close activity, the key drivers behind this trend, and the benefits that the closing auction provides. -
Improving investment outcomes for 403(b) plan participants
May 7, 2020 | By BlackRockIn this ViewPoint, we highlight a relatively easy step policy makers can take that would expand choice for 403(b) plan sponsors in selecting investment vehicles and could result in cost savings for plan participants. -
BlackRock's Guide to LIBOR Transition
Apr 29, 2020 | By BlackRockThis ViewPoint focuses on providing an update on LIBOR transition, information on upcoming milestones, BlackRock’s transition planning, and other information to serve as a reference and guide for clients, industry participants, and stakeholders. -
Securities lending viewed through the sustainability lens
Apr 28, 2020 | By BlackRockIn this Spotlight, we explore the intersection of securities lending with short selling and investment stewardship through the lens of sustainable investing. -
Regulatory developments in Europe: 2020 outlook
Feb 27, 2020 | By BlackRockThis ViewPoint summarises the key financial services policy developments impacting European retail investors, institutional investors, and distributors. -
Europe's listed companies
Feb 21, 2020 | By BlackRockIn this ViewPoint, we analyze the ownership of companies in the MSCI Europe index and examined the proxy voting of their 30 largest institutional shareholders. -
Towards a common language for sustainable investing
Jan 14, 2020 | By BlackRockIn this ViewPoint, we review current global regulatory efforts to develop and implement more standardized terminology for sustainable investing -
The decade of financial regulatory reform: 2009 to 2019
Jan 5, 2020 | By BlackRockIn this ViewPoint, we examine financial regulatory reforms over the past decade, with a focus on the asset management sector. In addition, we look ahead and identify several areas that merit additional study from a systemic risk perspective.
Public policy at BlackRock
As an important part of our fiduciary duty to our clients, BlackRock advocates for public policies that we believe are in our investors’ long-term best interests.
