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MicroStrategy Buys More Bitcoin, Chairman Saylor Urges Microsoft To Do the Same
MicroStrategy (MSTR) bought another $1.5 billion worth of bitcoin (BTCUSD) last week, the company said Monday.
28.11 / 09:31
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BlackRock to strike deal for private credit manager HPS - reports
According to a report from the Financial Times, both HPS and BlackRock have reached an agreement on the broad outline of the deal, with scope to reveal the general terms after the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. BlackRock agrees £2.55bn deal to acquire Preqin in private markets expansion Founded in 2007 by former Goldman Sachs global investment banking co-head Scott Kapnick, HPS was originally formed as a division of Highbridge Capital Management within JP Morgan Asset Management. The firm now oversees $123bn in private credit and $22bn of public credit, making it one of the larges...
22.11 / 14:39
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Westbridge Capital trims stake in SaaS firm Freshworks by 2%
Westbridge Capital Management offloaded 2% of its holding in Nasdaq-listed software-as-a-service (SaaS) firm Freshworks during the July-September period, according to a filing made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The investor sold 275,000 shares of Freshworks during the quarter and currently holds a little over 4% stake worth $221 million in the California-based company. Freshworks’ shares last traded at $16.54 on Thursday – 34% lower than the company’s 52-week high price of $24.97.
18.11 / 22:35
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MicroStrategy Bought $4.6B Worth Of Bitcoin Even As It Soared Over $90K Last Week
MicroStrategy (MSTR) made a massive addition to its bitcoin (BTCUSD) holdings over the past week. Over the six days ending on Sunday, the technology company acquired 51,780 BTC for approximately $4.6 billion, according to a recent regulatory filing.
14.11 / 14:49
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BlackRock launches US mega-cap ETF in Europe
The ETF behemoth is launching the fund in a bid to capitalise on the performance of the top 20 largest companies in the S&P 500 Index, which BlackRock noted have contributed 68% of the index's return over the past three years. These include companies in the technology, consumer goods, communication, healthcare and financial services sectors. PT Asset Management and HANetf partner to list active US bond ETF on London Stock Exchange Targeting first-time investors, portfolio builders, financial advisers, as well as institutional investors, the iShares S&P 500 Top 20 UCITS ETF has an e...
14.11 / 14:49
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BlackRock Sustainable American Income drops 'sustainable' from name in response to SDR regime
In a London Stock Exchange notice today (14 November), the board said the trust's name will now become BlackRock American Income trust. The directors noted that keeping the term 'sustainable' would require adopting a label under SDR, which would mean amendments to the trust's investment policy and objective would have to be made. Lack of clarity keeps retail investors from getting on board with SDR labels «The board believes the [trust's] current investment philosophy and process, targeting US quality and value stocks and seeking to deliver a superior ESG outcome, remains appropria...
13.11 / 17:13
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08.11 / 08:45
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BlackRock eyes minority stake in hedge fund Millennium – reports
People familiar with the matter told the FT the acquisition would be part of a wider partnership between the asset management giant and the hedge fund, in line with BlackRock's expansion into alternative investments. Singular BlackRock fund fails to deliver value across active arsenal Although there is no guarantee that the discussions will result in a deal, if successful, the sale of a minority stake to BlackRock would mark the first time in Millennium's 35-year history that founder Izzy Englander had taken outside investment for the company. Last year, Millennium held talks to pa...
07.11 / 23:15
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Bitcoin Briefly Trades Above $76K Again Ahead Of Fed Rate Cut
Bitcoin (BTCUSD) was briefly back above $76,000 Thursday as investors await the rate cut decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve.
07.11 / 12:35
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BlackRock unveils set of four iShares bond UCITS ETFs
The launch will extend the iShares range of fixed maturity UCITS ETFs to 25 funds, with maturity ranging from 2025 to 2034. BlackRock said the addition of the four ETFs – maturing in December 2031, 2032, 2033 and 2034, respectively, across both dollars and euros – will provide «affordable access to the corporate bond market». BlackRock expands iShares range with four sovereign bond ETFs «As the range of iBonds UCITS ETFs grows, investors will be able to benefit from additional versatility to meet specific portfolio needs and expanding use-cases such as bond laddering,» said Brett P...
06.11 / 11:53
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Ben Whitmore's value investing boutique Brickwood AM names CEO
The former Jupiter product strategist, who will spearhead the new venture alongside Whitmore and Dermot Murphy, confirmed her appointment on LinkedIn. Ripley left the FTSE 250 asset manager this summer after more than eight years. Prior to that, she spent nine years as a product specialist at BlackRock. Jupiter fund manager and investment director to join Ben Whitmore new venture The departure of the trio was announced in January. At the start of the year, Whitmore managed as much as £10bn, but assets at Jupiter's value desk dropped to £4.9bn at the end of September due to a combi...
05.11 / 09:49
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Singular BlackRock fund fails to deliver value across active arsenal
The strategy was red flagged in last year's iteration for the report, with both instances pointing to underperformance as the main driver for the lack of value. In the 2024 AoV report, as of June that year, the fund failed to outperform the 3-month SONIA compounded in arrears plus 3.5% benchmark, and the Morningstar GBP Flexible Allocation and IA Mixed Investment 0-35% Shares categories over both three- and five-year terms. «Our review determined that the fund did not consistently deliver value. As in last year's report, the fund underperformed over the assessment period,» BlackRock n...
04.11 / 11:09
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Why $11 trillion in assets isn’t enough for BlackRock’s Larry Fink
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. BlackRock’s clients are pouring money into its core stock and bond offerings. To keep the momentum going, chief Larry Fink wants to push the world’s largest asset manager into the more lucrative world of private markets.
31.10 / 23:15
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Microsoft and Meta shares dip as results fail to meet investors' expectations on AI delivery
According to data from MarketWatch, Microsoft's shares were down 3.8% in pre-market trading at the time of reporting on Thursday (31 October). Meta's stock also took a blow, with its shares 2.7% lower in pre-market trading. In addition, the S&P 500 futures index, which indicates the likely direction of the US stock market, was down by 0.3% at the time of reporting, while the S&P 500, which represents the actual value of the stocks included in the index, also saw a decline of 0.3%. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite was 0.5% lower than a day earlier. BlackRock and Microsoft partner ...
29.10 / 20:43
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Larry Fink says Fed won't cut interest rates as much as people think, warns inflation 'embedded'
Saphyre Vice Chairman Wolfgang Koester details his excitement around the fin-tech sector, looks ahead to this weeks earnings and previews the October jobs report.
28.10 / 15:25
27.10 / 05:13
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Public offer likely to value Swiggy at $11.2 billion
initial public offering (IPO) will value the Bengaluru-based company at $11.2 billion, just a tad higher than its last round more than two years ago, according to people in the know. The ₹11,300 crore IPO, among the largest this year in India, is likely to be launched on November 6, and will see as much as ₹6,800 crore in secondary sale through an offer for sale (OFS) with primary capital of ₹4,500 crore coming into the company.
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