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BlackRock

(贝莱德集团)

BlackRock

贝莱德集团

The latest news, analysis and opinion on BlackRock. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.

Chairman / President

Larry Fink

CFO / Finance Director

Martin Small

Industry

Banking, Financial Services, Fund & Asset Management

Website

blackrock.com

Headquarters address

50 Hudson Yards New York, NY 10001 U.S.

Stock Code

NYSE:BLK

Year founded

1988

(From left) Victor Li Tzar-kuoi and Li Ka-shing share a word at the CK Hutchison Holdings annual results announcement in 2018. Photo: Sam Tsang

Hong Kong politics

Will Beijing sink Hutchison-BlackRock ports deal with antitrust probe?

While China could argue the sale harms competition or national security, another approach would be to negotiate existing rights for Chinese vessels, legal experts say.

29 Mar 2025 - 4:07PM

China property

Exclusive | BlackRock sells last Shanghai asset at discount amid China retreat

28 Mar 2025 - 6:55PM

Hong Kong politics

Fourth Beijing warning for Li Ka-shing’s Hutchison over Panama ports deal

28 Mar 2025 - 11:59AMvideocam

Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks rise for a second day as investors shrug off Trump’s latest tariffs

Trump’s 25 per cent tariffs on US car imports to take effect from April 2, saying this would spur growth.

27 Mar 2025 - 5:02PM

The Hang Seng Index is displayed at the Hang Seng Bank’s headquarters in Hong Kong. Photo: Jelly Tse

Hong Kong politics

Eyebrows raised over Hong Kong’s Richard Li in Beijing, observers say

Younger son of tycoon Li Ka-shing rubbed shoulders with elites on weekend in nation’s capital, but observer says Beijing sees him as separate to controversial deal.

26 Mar 2025 - 12:39PM

Semiconductors

US start-up PsiQuantum raising US$750 million in quantum computing race

Start-ups and major tech firms are chasing quantum computing, with Google, Microsoft and Amazon having unveiled new quantum chips.

25 Mar 2025 - 11:15AM

Hong Kong politics

Hutchison’s Panama ports exit inevitable: analysts

CK Hutchison has kept silent on the sale but defends the move via a column on news website using a property agent’s byline, says the agent.

25 Mar 2025 - 11:28AM

Containers at the Balboa Port at the Panama Canal. Photo: Reuters

Hong Kong politics

Devil in the details of the Hutchison-BlackRock Panama ports deal

Hong Kong-based port operator has to contend with local politics and mounting pressure from US, which wants to reduce mainland Chinese influence.

25 Mar 2025 - 9:15AMvideocam

Hong Kong politics

BlackRock-Hutchison Panama ports deal: 25-year timeline to troubled waters

From Trump’s vow to retake Panama Canal to Beijing’s scathing attack on Hutchison’s deal, the Post chronicles the latest developments.

21 Mar 2025 - 2:14AM

Mergers & Acquisitions

Hutchison stays mum on plan to sell port assets amid Panama spat, China rebuke

No event that might require disclosure was identified, Hutchison said, leaving the onus on shareholders to question the directors at its AGM on May 22.

20 Mar 2025 - 6:01PM

The entrance of the Balboa Port in Panama. Photo: Reuters

Hong Kong economy

BlackRock, buyer of Hong Kong Hutchison’s Panama ports, in the spotlight

Elite US institutional investor has a significant presence in Hong Kong but has kept a studiously low profile.

18 Mar 2025 - 8:33AM

Larry Fink, the chairman and CEO of BlackRock. Photo: Reuters

Banking & finance

BlackRock’s AI is watching – and helping to make stock picks

How asset managers are exploring the use of artificial intelligence, while regulators including Hong Kong’s watchdog try to set guard rails.

18 Nov 2024 - 7:30AM

Artificial intelligence

Microsoft and BlackRock aim for US$30 billion AI investment

The Global AI Infrastructure Investment Partnership, which also includes Nvidia, will invest in data storage and energy projects.

18 Sep 2024 - 10:00AM

Bitcoin

BlackRock’s US$20-billion ETF is now the world’s largest bitcoin fund

BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust has attracted the greatest inflow, totalling US$16.5 billion, since nine spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds went live in the United States in January.

29 May 2024 - 4:59PM

BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust was among nine spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds that went live in the United States on January 11, 2024. Photo: Shutterstock

Blockchain

US allows spot ether ETFs in surprise win for crypto sector

Trading could begin later this year, as the ETF issuers sill have to get the green light before launching the products.

24 May 2024 - 10:36AM

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has approved applications from several exchanges to list spot ether ETFs. Photo: Reuters

Banking & finance

BlackRock whistle-blower sues over firing, shutdown of China monitoring tool

Hamdan Azhar said asset manager fired him after he objected to a colleague’s self-dealing, and was forced to shut down search engine that monitored client discussions on illegal investments, including in China.

21 May 2024 - 3:04AMvideocam

US-China relations

Xi-Biden call, electric ‘beng bengs’: 7 US-China reads you may have missed

Struggling US-China ties, a human rights shock and a student in big trouble: these are the highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents from April 2024.

31 May 2024 - 8:43AM

China property

BlackRock to sell Shanghai office towers acquired in 2018 for 30% discount: sources

The New York-based asset manager is marketing the property in northwestern Shanghai at a reduced rate to speed up the sale, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the information is private.

22 Jan 2024 - 4:45PM

Grade A offices in Shanghai (above) and Beijing used to be sought after by global real estate funds, making them more attractive than those in New York and London. Photo: Xinhua

Business of climate change

Singapore’s Seraya closes US$800 million fund backed by BlackRock and AIIB

The oversubscribed fund will focus on bolstering Asia’s digital infrastructure and energy transition with investments in companies including a green data centre operator and an offshore wind farm vessel operator.

12 Dec 2023 - 3:30PM

Banking & finance

AI tools like ChatGPT are a ‘revolution’ in investment analysis: BlackRock

The world’s largest asset manager believes AI will be transformational, and is investing in finance-specific machine learning to augment the investment-analysis process.

17 Oct 2023 - 5:00PMvideocam

Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks hit 4-week low as Fed decision looms, BlackRock turns sour

Stocks slipped after BlackRock strategists added to the downbeat view on Chinese equities. Risk appetite was weak before key rate decisions from the Federal Reserve and Hong Kong’s monetary authority.

20 Sep 2023 - 4:49PM

Pedestrians walk outside the Exchange Square, the building housing the stock exchange, in Hong Kong in March 2023. Photo: EPA-EFE

China stock market

BlackRock loses confidence in Chinese stocks as property slump stokes losses

BlackRock, the world’s biggest money manager, downgraded Chinese stocks and their emerging-market peers. That reversed its bullish call in February as China’s post-Covid reflationary measures fell short of expectations.

19 Sep 2023 - 9:10PMvideocam

Business of climate change

Hong Kong firms must seize climate investment chances: environment secretary

The transition to net zero is ‘the single biggest investment opportunity out there’, says BlackRock executive, as government official calls on companies to step up investment in green finance, hydrogen, biofuels and low-carbon technology.

15 Sep 2023 - 6:00AMvideocam

Banking & finance

BlackRock, MSCI draw US scrutiny over capital flow to Chinese companies

The firms helped American capital flow to companies the US blacklisted for human-rights abuses or fuelling China’s military advancement, according to the House of Representatives’ Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party.

2 Aug 2023 - 12:58PM

China stock market

Citadel Securities hires ex-BlackRock China head to strengthen role in market

Citadel Securities has hired Tang Xiaodong, former head of China at BlackRock and an ex-regulator, to spearhead its expansion plan in the US$10.3 trillion market.

31 Jul 2023 - 4:17PMvideocam

A man is seen inside the Shanghai Stock Exchange building in February 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo: Reuters

China stock market

BlackRock, Invesco bet on Chinese stocks despite bearish Citi, UBS calls

Investment management behemoths BlackRock and Invesco have reiterated their positive views on regional laggards Chinese stocks and are betting that policy support will underpin strong second-half performance for the regional laggards, even as major investment banks slash their targets for key equity benchmarks.

30 Jun 2023 - 1:29PM

China stock market

Hedge funds add Chinese stocks as BlackRock cautions market view is too rosy

The bullish start in 2023 has obscured the fact that the first quarter tends to be painful for investors in Chinese stocks in recent memory. BlackRock says the market view is too rosy for now.

27 Jan 2023 - 7:30AMvideocam

Banking & finance

Explainer | Why HSBC, Standard Chartered are sending top executives to Hong Kong summit

The executives from HSBC, Standard Chartered, Citigroup, UBS and others, are expected to endorse Hong Kong as an international financial centre.

15 Sep 2022 - 10:41PMvideocam

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