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Vanguard to Challenge BlackRock’s IShares in European ETF Market

April 4th, 2011 Comments off

Vanguard Group Inc., the world’s biggest mutual-fund company, plans to start selling exchange- traded funds in Europe this year, betting that the passive, low- cost style of investing that has changed asset management in the U.S. will do the same abroad.
BusinessWeek.com — Finance

U.S. Stocks Pare Gains Before BlackRock’s Addition to S&P 500

April 1st, 2011 Comments off

U.S. stocks pared gains amid speculation funds that track the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index were selling to raise money to purchase shares of BlackRock Inc., the $ 39 billion asset manager that’s being added to the gauge after the close of trading.
BusinessWeek.com — Finance

BlackRock’s Fink Says He Never Believed in ‘New Normal’ Economy

January 25th, 2011 Comments off

Laurence D. Fink, chief executive officer of BlackRock Inc., said he never thought the U.S. would enter a prolonged phase of below-average economic growth described by Mohamed El-Erian, CEO of Pacific Investment Management Co.
BusinessWeek.com — Finance

Vanguard Emerging Market ETF Surpasses BlackRock’s

January 20th, 2011 Comments off

Vanguard Emerging Market ETF became the third-largest U.S. exchange-traded fund this week, surpassing a rival BlackRock Inc. fund that just a year ago was twice as big, and adding to evidence that investors are migrating to the cheapest offerings.
BusinessWeek.com — Finance