The price-to-book ratio of companies in Asia excluding Japan and the region’s 40-year market history are combining to indicate now is the right time to invest there, according to BlackRock’s Andrew Swan.
The move to negative rates by central banks has potentially dangerous financial and economic consequences – especially for retirement savers, says Larry Fink.
As Chinese factories resume production following the Chinese New Year, BlackRock head of China equities Helen Zhu shared her view on the country’s recovery and investment opportunities.
BlackRock reportedly plans to cut 400 jobs during the coming two weeks in what would be the largest layoff in its history.
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More easing is on its way from the European Central Bank, according to BlackRock.
A Brexit offers a lot of risk with little obvious reward; leading to lower UK growth and investment, and potentially higher unemployment and inflation, said BlackRock.
Woodford Investment Management, Standard Life Investments and BlackRock led the way in terms of retail sales in 2015, but altered market conditions this year threaten to shake things up considerably.
It is clear BlackRock has big plans for its UK Income Fund. While it is only £322m in size, the portfolio has three experienced fund managers looking after it, as well as the resources of its broader UK equities team to help with idea generation.
US funds giant BlackRock said its iShares business had seen $130bn of new inflows during 2015 as strong retail and institutional demand drove the global exchange traded funds (ETFs) to post a record annual increase of $347bn.
Most equity markets have been ‘running on empty’ in 2015 with price-to-earnings multiple expansion and dividends hiding ‘sins’ such as flat or falling earnings, according to the BlackRock Investment Institute.
A slowdown in China is to be expected, but not a hard landing, meaning expectations on European equities are now too pessimistic, according to BlackRock’s Nigel Bolton.
