Banks that fuelled Ireland’s finance rebound face tariff angst
Ireland has become a big draw for foreign lenders post-Brexit with international banks now employing close to 15,000 people in the State
Larry Fink
BlackRock inflows slow as market sell-off hits confidence
New York-headquartered group saw full-year profits fall 4% to $1.5 billion
King of Wall Street says European leaders ‘starting to focus on a growth agenda, not a control agenda’
Larry Fink, the head of the world’s biggest asset manager, talks tariffs, pensions and the ‘assets that will define the future’
Tariff reaction day brings news of strong tax revenues, a warning on jobs and talk of pivoting to new markets
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BlackRock chief sees risk of brief recession in US amid Trump tariffs
Head of world’s largest asset manager says Trump administration’s push to cut government costs and red tape will deliver growth over longer term
BlackRock hit by $17bn in losses on Russian exposure
Clients held more than $18.2bn in Russian assets at the end of January
Spectre of inflation returns to haunt economies
Massive consumer spending and supply chain bottlenecks are pushing prices higher
Pilita Clark: Too many boardrooms are climate incompetent
Boards talk the talk on climate and social inequality but don’t act
BlackRock pushes companies to adopt 2050 net-zero emissions goal
World’s largest asset manager considers dumping companies that fail to meet targets
BlackRock holds $85bn in coal despite pledge to sell fossil fuel shares
Loophole means asset manager can hold shares in firms earning less than a quarter of revenues from coal
Diehard pro-Trump Republicans on collision course with US business
Defiance of election result sparks ‘universal outrage’ in body spanning political spectrum
BlackRock chief Larry Fink receives 5% pay increase
Boss of asset management company was paid 182 times more than his median employee
Equity markets ‘too volatile’ for bargain hunting, says Lego fund manager
Soren Thorup Sorensen manages $18bn portfolio as Kirkbi chief executive
Are green stocks a mega trend or a bubble in the making?
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing is growing, but is it sustainable?
Sustainable investing gets the green light
With customers increasingly demanding funds with environmental, social and governance credentials, sustainable finance is becoming mainstream, say experts
Davos 2020: Worlds of Trump and Thunberg collide on a Swiss mountainside
Jet-setting globalists understand all too well conflict between search for economic growth and climate change control
Davos 2020: Companies sign up to environmental disclosure scheme
Big Four accounting groups among firms committing to metrics reporting framework
Countries that fail to attract immigrants will lose out – Microsoft chief
Speaking at Davos Satya Nadella said countries rethinking what is in national interest
Bullish sentiment hits extreme levels among investors
Investors not ‘overzealous’, says BlackRock chief Larry Fink
French Spiderman, Zuckerberg’s 2030 focus and Larry Fink’s climate move
Planet Business: The time for reallocating capital is now
BlackRock vows tougher stance on climate after activist heat
World’s top asset manager faces mounting concerns over its fossil fuel investments
Investment chief wary about flashing cash ‘at this point’
Friday interview: Jim Barry, investment chief at BlackRock Alternative Investors
Is shareholder capitalism dying?
Hundreds of US’s biggest public companies have shed their shareholder-first ideology
Workers’ strike will reveal if firms really care about climate change
Pilita Clark: A planned global action in September will test corporate resolve on the issue
Stocktake: Bearish fund managers wary of market rally
A record number of investors say the global economy is in its late-cycle stages
Time’s up for a golden age of corporate greenwashing
Climate debate is shifting and companies are failing to match green claims with action
Stocktake: Is a market ‘melt-up’ on the cards?
Many investors, sceptical of US rally, have kept piles of money on the sidelines
BlackRock roars back with best first quarter in four years
Early signs that asset management industry has turned a corner after brutal 2018
Paris set to triumph as Europe’s post-Brexit trading hub
Banks and asset managers steer their EU operations from London to French capital
Short-termist stock markets: is it time to scrap quarterly reporting?
Focusing on quarterly earnings estimates, critics say, promotes corporate short-termism
Sustainable investing: can you do well by doing good?
Ethical investors can outperform if they engage with corporate sinners
BlackRock and Citigroup plan Paris expansion
French president Emmanuel Macron’s charm offensive to win business from the City of London is starting to pay
UK business leaders invited to dine with Donald Trump
Event is one of key moments of three-day ‘working visit’ to UK by US president
‘Wheel of Fortune’ comes full circle with ‘HQ Trivia’
Developers of quiz show-based app face challenges posed by exponential growth
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