BlackRock

BlackRock is one of the world’s preeminent asset management firms and a premier provider of global investment management, risk management and advisory services to institutional, intermediary and individual investors around the world. BlackRock offers a range of solutions — from rigorous fundamental and quantitative active management approaches aimed at maximizing outperformance to highly efficient indexing strategies designed to gain broad exposure to the world’s capital markets. BlackRock's clients can access its investment solutions through a variety of product structures, including individual and institutional separate accounts, mutual funds and other pooled investment vehicles, and the industry-leading iShares® ETFs.

BlackRock is a truly global firm that combines the benefits of worldwide reach with local service and relationships. BlackRock manages assets for clients in North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East and Africa. The firm employs more than 8,500 talented professionals and maintains offices in 24 countries around the world. BlackRock's client base includes corporate, public, union and industry pension plans; governments; insurance companies; third-party mutual funds; endowments; foundations; charities; corporations; official institutions; sovereign wealth funds; banks; financial professionals; and individuals worldwide.

As of March 31, 2010, BlackRock’s assets under management total US$3.36 trillion across equity, fixed income, cash management, alternative investment, real estate and advisory strategies. BlackRock offers risk management, strategic advisory and enterprise investment system services to a broad base of clients with portfolios totaling approximately US$9 trillion.

BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) has no single majority stockholder and has a majority of independent directors. Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation, The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. and Barclays PLC own economic interests in BlackRock approximating 34.1%, 24.6% and 19.9%, respectively, with the remainder owned by institutional and individual investors, as well as BlackRock employees.

Firm built what I would call the Aladdin system of trading and risk-management technologies. Today, that system not only supports all of BlackRock's investments but is also licensed out on an application-service-provider basis to other firms. That model makes it possible for BlackRock to continually reinvest in the system. They offer this externally to maintain state-of-the-art technology as well.

On the phone they are singing to you, I mean they are very polite and everything of the kind and they can impress you significantly at first, but I am so sorry to tell you that after this good things about them come to an end. When you want to get more information about how the things are going, as you have heard in the news that the world economy leaves much to be desired, they seem to ignore you, like you are no longer their client. They are very unwilling to tell you things that you feel unsure about, well maybe they are scared they you may find out some trick they were planning.

A lot of talks and no good result, they I guess are able only to promise and never stick to their words . I wonder do they really believe that people will talk good of them after such an attitude??? They promised really profitable interest rate and what I got, was just ridiculous sum and especially it was 'funny' after tax was taken away. It is not professional for the firm of the range to behave like this.

I am that glad that I have started dealing with them. People who are working in the scale of the world size, serving people on 5 different continents are really able give you a lot. It all goes around their experience. During the time of our cooperation I have seen only growth of the dividends and I am sure the things even will improve soon.

I've always been treated fairly by Blackrock. They have helped me while I was in some very difficult situations and are very professional. Their website is as technologically cutting edge as you can expect. I found nothing else but great treatment and excellent performance.