US- Assets under management at BlackRock fell 4% to US$1.31trn at the end of 2008 while fourth quarter net income dropped 84% compared with the same period in 2007.
BlackRock said it was hurt by the drop in value of some alternative investment vehicles it had co-invested in and seeded - such as real estate, distressed products, hedge funds and private equity. ...
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