BlackRock hit by $17bn in losses on Russian exposure
Clients held more than $18.2bn in Russian assets at the end of January
Clients held more than $18.2bn in Russian assets at the end of January
Massive consumer spending and supply chain bottlenecks are pushing prices higher
Boards talk the talk on climate and social inequality but don’t act
World’s largest asset manager considers dumping companies that fail to meet targets
Loophole means asset manager can hold shares in firms earning less than a quarter of revenues from coal
Defiance of election result sparks ‘universal outrage’ in body spanning political spectrum
Boss of asset management company was paid 182 times more than his median employee
Soren Thorup Sorensen manages $18bn portfolio as Kirkbi chief executive
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing is growing, but is it sustainable?
With customers increasingly demanding funds with environmental, social and governance credentials, sustainable finance is becoming mainstream, say experts
Jet-setting globalists understand all too well conflict between search for economic growth and climate change control
Big Four accounting groups among firms committing to metrics reporting framework
Speaking at Davos Satya Nadella said countries rethinking what is in national interest
Investors not ‘overzealous’, says BlackRock chief Larry Fink
Planet Business: The time for reallocating capital is now
World’s top asset manager faces mounting concerns over its fossil fuel investments
Friday interview: Jim Barry, investment chief at BlackRock Alternative Investors
Hundreds of US’s biggest public companies have shed their shareholder-first ideology
Pilita Clark: A planned global action in September will test corporate resolve on the issue
A record number of investors say the global economy is in its late-cycle stages
Climate debate is shifting and companies are failing to match green claims with action
Many investors, sceptical of US rally, have kept piles of money on the sidelines
Early signs that asset management industry has turned a corner after brutal 2018
Banks and asset managers steer their EU operations from London to French capital
Focusing on quarterly earnings estimates, critics say, promotes corporate short-termism
Ethical investors can outperform if they engage with corporate sinners
French president Emmanuel Macron’s charm offensive to win business from the City of London is starting to pay
Event is one of key moments of three-day ‘working visit’ to UK by US president
Developers of quiz show-based app face challenges posed by exponential growth
It comes as the world’s largest exchange operator plans to offer futures on bitcoin
World’s largest asset manager attracted a record $74bn during the most recent quarter while assets under management jumped 16% to nearly $5.7 trillion
Ireland is among four countries competing to become BlackRock’s EU base
Global economic volatility is at its lowest level in over 40 years, says JPMorgan
Ethical investment is now big business, but are investors doing well out of doing good?
Actively managed funds are losing out to computerised investment strategies
Stocktake: Worrying about Trump, don’t believe the hype and snapping up the wrong ‘Snapchat’
Lloyd Blankfein ‘talks tough’ to British prime minister about financial services
Investors are debating the Sanford Bernstein report which warns that the growth of index funds may distort markets, but such concerns are not new
Founder of bond powerhouse Pimco warns against ‘a supernova that will explode one day’
Exchange-traded funds have revolutionised the investing world but some say they have yet to be tested in times of crisis
Do exchange-traded funds actually tempt investors into trading too much?
Views contrast with market expectations of imminent increase in benchmark rate
Companies and executives accused of moving from a value-creation approach to one of value extraction
Now coming to Ireland, the aim is to increase the number of women at senior corporate level
ETFs have the potential for accelerated earnings but there are risks
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices