BlackRock

Blackrock chief executive officer (CEO) Larry Fink has said many schemes are not counting the cost of longevity which could have a detrimental impact on their liabilities.

The Pensions Trust has appointed BlackRock to manage a £100m fiduciary management mandate for inflation-linked alternative investments.

Rachel Dalton looks at the implications for scheme investment

Natasha Browne examines how pension funds are making cash work harder through short duration funds

Assets under management (AUM) at the world's top 500 managers increased by $5.2trn (£3.2trn) over the course of 2012, research from Towers Watson shows.

UK economic recovery can only be good news for DB schemes. Charlotte Moore reports

Some 50% of people surveyed by asset manager BlackRock say they are unwilling to take any risks with their money, leading to high allocations in cash.

BlackRock has launched a new multi-asset strategy aiming to provide cash outperformance of 6% as competition heats up in the diversified growth fund (DGF) market.

Capita Group has dropped BlackRock's Japanese and European equity funds for its defined contribution (DC) trust scheme after a "loss of confidence" in the manager's investment process.

BlackRock's institutional assets under management (AUM) hit US$2.5trn (£1.65trn) despite net outflows in its active and index funds, its latest results show.