Capital at risk. All financial investments involve an element of risk. Therefore, the value of the investment and the income from it will vary and the initial investment amount cannot be guaranteed.
Analysing and capturing return opportunities takes skill, insight, and experience. We have all three. Our comprehensive fixed income platform has been innovating and anticipating changing client needs for over three decades.
1 Source: Per BlackRock 2020 Annual Report. BlackRock assets are as of 31 December 2020. 2 Source: BlackRock Portfolio Analysis and Solutions, from January 2018 – May 2021.
Fixed Income Risks: Two main risks related to fixed income investing are interest rate risk and credit risk. Typically, when interest rates rise, there is a corresponding decline in the market value of bonds. Credit risk refers to the possibility that the issuer of the bond will not be able to repay the principal and make interest payments.
We leverage a rigorous fundamentally-driven approach that seeks to employ the best ideas across our BlackRock fixed income platform.
Our team strategically allocates between the three alpha sources: top-down sector allocation, bottom-up security selection, and macro duration/yield curve positioning.
BlackRock's Securitised Assets platform draws upon sector expertise and global relative value determinations to seek portfolio outperformance regardless of market environment.
Experience, size and scale
Our securitised experience dates back to firm’s founding over 35 years ago and our size and scale provides deeper market access.
Performance and client focus
Active management of portfolios with fundamental credit research at the core.
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) innovation
ESG analysis is integrated throughout the investment process.
Asset, market and credit insights
Asset exposure is driven by our fundamental credit analysis and then overlaid with our dynamic relative value considerations.
Robust risk management
The idea is built into a model that incorporates estimated risk, return and trade costs.
Risk: While proprietary technology platforms may help manage risk, risk cannot be eliminated.
Our approach to index investing is anything but passive. Extracting every unit of return for a given amount of risk is crucial, and barbelling of asset allocation across index and more complex alphas such as private markets is a trend that continues to deepen.
Index mutual funds
Professionally managed funds that pool money from many investors and invest it in a portfolio of assets constructed to track the performance of a particular market index.
Separate accounts
Offers the same investment opportunities as a mutual fund, but gives the investor direct ownership of the securities in their account, with the potential to customise the managed strategy.
Exchange traded funds (ETFs)
Pooled investment funds that aim to track the performance of a specific index by investing in a basket of stocks, bonds or other assets, and can be bought or sold on exchange.
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In periods of economic uncertainty where risks remain high and markets volatile, achieving superior risk-adjusted results through the credit cycle requires a partner like BlackRock. Our global credit platform offers a one-stop across three pillars – leveraged finance, multi-strategy credit, and private credit.
Powered by a global platform
We combine global resources with local expertise to drive analysis and decisions that capture opportunities for attractive returns and increased resiliency.
Expertise and a breadth of resources
Our scale, deep networks in liquid and illiquid markets, macro market insights and risk monitoring provide a breadth of global resources not commonly found in credit boutiques.
Amplified with analytics and technology
Market-leading analytics and technology capabilities drive our information edge, empowering greater transparency and better investment decisions.
As defined benefit pension funds embark on their end journey, designing an effective de-risking plan becomes ever more crucial. Our liability-driven investment (LDI) platform offers defined benefit pension funds the power and flexibility of one of the most comprehensive fixed income businesses in the world, combined with proprietary asset-liability focused technology.
Investment expertise
Our 20 years of experience delivering LDI performance enable us to build better portfolios for our clients.
Transparency
Offering transparency on every aspect of the process to ensure you are fully informed.
Partnership
We understand your challenges and will guide you in the best approach to solve them.
The BlackRock Investment Institute (BII) leverages the firm’s expertise and generates proprietary research to provide insights on macroeconomics, sustainable investing, geopolitics and portfolio construction to help Blackrock’s portfolio managers and clients navigate financial markets.
The information provided here is neither tax nor legal advice. Investors should speak to their tax professional for specific information regarding their tax situation. Investment involves risk including possible loss of principal. International investing involves risks, including risks related to foreign currency, limited liquidity, less government regulation, and the possibility of substantial volatility due to adverse political, economic or other developments. These risks are often heightened for investments in emerging/developing markets or smaller capital markets.
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