A general lack of investment knowledge poses risks for people saving into defined contribution schemes, BlackRock says.
US - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has replaced BlackRock Realty Advisors as manager of a $1bn apartment real estate portfolio.
The trustee of the £460m Cookson Group Pension Plan has appointed BlackRock as fiduciary manager.
Sebastian Cheek asks industry experts about the increasing popularity of multi-asset solutions
Juliet Bullick, head of UK institutional business at BlackRock, discusses the opportunities available to pension funds in emerging markets
NETHERLANDS - Stichting Pensioenfonds Medisch Specialisten (SPMS) has hired BlackRock as fiduciary manager for its €5bn ($6.3bn) portfolio.
The economic downturn in 2009 saw pension funds swing towards corporate bonds. But now the dust has settled, Laura Blows questions their current role
UK/GLOBAL - J.P. Morgan Asset Management has hired Mike O'Brien, BlackRock's former head of institutional business for EMEA, as its global head of the institutional client group.
J.P. Morgan Asset Management has hired Mike O'Brien, former head of institutional for EMEA at BlackRock, as global head of its institutional client group.