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OUR INSTITUTIONAL CLIENTS

Public pensions

We equip public pensions with access to BlackRock’s full spectrum of capabilities, including our alternatives platform, to help the safeguarding of retiree assets. With strategies across public and private markets to risk management and technology solutions, our solutions are tailored to address clients’ specific long and short-term objectives.

How we serve public pensions

We provide public pension investors full access to the breadth and depth of BlackRock to help each client achieve their unique investment goals:


• Whole portfolio solutions and partial or full portfolio outsourcing

Integrated alternatives platform that is scalable, transparent and technology-enabled

• Stable streams of income via targeted strategies within our global fixed income platform

• Risk mitigation through our Aladdin technology platform

• Custom solutions that span asset classes from public to private markets

• Bespoke portfolio analysis and peer risk studies from our Client Insight Unit

Seizing the moment in fixed income markets

Our annual public pensions peer risk analysis assessed and underlying drivers of risk and return of more than 120 plans. While the implications vary by plan, one thing stands out: many plans have an opportunity to increase their allocations to fixed income.
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Investing strategies for public pensions

With access to BlackRock’s extensive suite of investment strategies across asset classes, our dedicated pension team creates a tailored client experience built to address each client's unique objectives.

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Our public pensions team

Donald Perault
Head of U.S. Pensions, Americas Institutional Business

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Common questions

  • BlackRock is a fiduciary to public pensions clients. Our team offers institutionally-scaled investment services that range from single mandates to multi-asset solutions, tailored portfolio analytics leveraging Aladdin® technology and market insights provided through research reports and investment forums. The Client Insight Unit (CIU) provides investors with multi-asset portfolio construction expertise, focusing on solutions comprising both public and private markets.

  • Yes, the BlackRock Educational Academy was launched in 2013 with the objective of facilitating the training needs of BlackRock’s institutional clients. Learn more about the BlackRock Educational Academy.

  • We offer a variety of events  – including calls, workshops, forums and conferences – that allow public pension professionals to engage in debate around topical issues and to make better informed investment decisions. Contact us to learn about events for public pensions.

  • We consider our scale our key competitive advantage - it allows access to a plethora of information and insights that enable unrivaled risk management. Our Aladdin® platform combines sophisticated risk analytics with comprehensive portfolio management, trading and operations tools to power informed decision-making and effective risk management.

  • We have an extensive, US$326B alternatives platform (as of December 2022) that seeks to deliver outperformance with true collaboration. We public pension clients access to high-quality opportunities across real estateinfrastructureprivate equitycredithedge funds and multi-alternative solutions. Global reach across private and public markets powers our sourcing, and industry-leading technology promotes improved transparency on investments.

  • At BlackRock, we are committed to a future where every investor can have an easy and efficient option to participate in voting decisions. BlackRock Voting Choice, an industry first and a proprietary offering, enables institutional clients to participate in voting decisions where legally and operationally viable. Learn more here.

  • We have a dedicated Client Insight Unit (CIU) team that utilizes our proprietary risk management technology, Aladdin®, to run portfolio analyses on an individualized basis. CIU has the capability to perform market stress tests against client portfolios to measure risk tolerance, as well as compare portfolios to peers.

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