Blackrock Inc. - BLK- Profile

Blackrock, Inc.. The Group's principal activity is to operate as an investment management firm in the United States. Its products include a spectrum of fixed income and mutual funds. It offers investment tools, outsourcing and advisory services to institutional investors. It manages assets on behalf of institutional and individual investors worldwide through a variety of equity, fixed income, cash management and alternative investment separate accounts and mutual funds. It also offers risk management and investment technology services to insurance companies, finance companies, pension funds, foundations, REITs, commercial and mortgage banks, savings institutions and government agencies. These services are provided under the brand name BlackRock Solutions to the clients over 50 countries, primarily the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan and Australia. On 29-Sep-2006, the Group acquired 50% interest in Nomura BlackRock Asset Management Co Ltd. Provides fixed income, liquidity, equity separate accounts, mutual funds, risk management and investment technology services