Chidem Kurdas
When Blackstone chief Stephen Schwarzman compared (more…)
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BlackRock vs. Blackstone: Who Did Better?
April 25, 2014BlackRock Funds, Up and Down
July 18, 2012Chidem Kurdas
Multi-trillion-dollar asset manager BlackRock has been building (more…)
BlackRock Readies Broad Spectrum Strategy
January 10, 2012A former pension investment officer heads the team that will manage a wide-ranging portfolio of alternative investments. (more…)
Blackstone vs. BlackRock vs. Goldman
October 20, 2011Chidem Kurdas
It shows how bad the past three months have been that Blackstone and Goldman Sachs, two comparatively strong performers in the 2008-2009 crisis, lost money in third quarter 2011. By contrast BlackRock, another winner in the past crisis, reported positive net income, though down from the second quarter. But the comparison is less clear when you consider other information. (more…)
BlackRock Expands Product Lineup
August 16, 2011Chidem Kurdas
The Alternative Advisors arm of BlackRock will be managing a new fund of funds for the mass affluent market. The product targets an equity-like return but with less volatility and relatively low correlation to equities. (more…)
BlackRock Go-Anywhere Strategy
January 26, 2011Chidem Kurdas
Where do investors want to be? If we take BlackRock’s asset inflows as an indicator, investors want to be in any market that looks promising—taken there by managers able to move swiftly from one market to another. (more…)
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