Investing with BlackRock

Straightforward investment capabilities you can count on

We work alongside more than 4,000 wealth clients in the UK and over 1,000 pension schemes,1 collectively serving hundreds of millions of people around the world. Our capabilities include managed funds, ETFs, and bespoke mandates – whether asset class-specific or across portfolios.
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1 BlackRock as of March 31, 2001

Designed to deliver – now and for generations to come

Our ability to deliver outcomes and solutions is built on true partnerships and a belief that by listening to our clients, we can better serve them, and all of the UK and Ireland. We’re able to be steadfast partners because of:

  • The collective intelligence and diversity of our people
  • A global platform of innovations that drive progress
  • A strong sense of who we are and our purpose
3,300
Approximately 3,300 employees in the UK and Ireland1

Through human insight and diversity of thought, we make the weight of a global organisation feel local for our clients in the UK.

100%
100% of our strategies are ESG integrated2

All active and advisory strategies at BlackRock are fully ESG integrated.

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More than 10 million British people’s pensions are cared for by BlackRock 3

We take our responsibilities as a manager of pension schemes very seriously and seek to demonstrate that in everything we do.

1BlackRock as of 31 December 2020  2BlackRock as of 31 December 2020  3BlackRock as of 01 November 2020

INVESTMENT CAPABILITIES

Here are just some of the ways we can help you help your clients

Alternatives
We are tomorrow’s alternatives platform

Our platform is designed to deliver best-in-class ideas and true partnership across private equity, credit, hedge funds, alternative strategies and real estate – including financing renewable power projects across the UK, powering 1.8m UK homes annually.4

Equities
Combining human insight and technology to seek investment outcomes

We’re committed to applying our expert insight to power our portfolios. We build portfolios company by company, digging deep to assess the core merits of individual businesses to gain a thorough, first-hand understanding of their long-term potential.

Fixed income
Lean into the culture of risk management

Spanning index to alpha seeking to alternatives, across public and private markets, our comprehensive fixed income platform features proprietary tools, expert trading, and the infrastructure necessary to meet the operational requirements of our clients.

Multi-asset

Our multi-asset strategies and solutions draw on the toolkit of BlackRock’s index, factor, and alpha-seeking capabilities to deliver cutting-edge insights and precise investment outcomes – through funds, separate accounts, model portfolios, and more.

Cash management
Designed to meet the needs of today’s cash investor

We consider cash management a unique investment discipline requiring a distinct skill set for effective management. Clients select us not only for our expertise and flexibility, but also for our creativity in tackling business challenges.

Systematic investing
Designed to deliver investment solutions for the whole portfolio

Our quantitively-driven process of systematic investing expands what is possible when investing—from searching for investment insights, constructing portfolios, potentially delivering more targeted outcomes to investors.

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4 BlackRock as of November 2020

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5BlackRock Portfolio Analysis and Solutions from Jan 2018 – May 2021