Laurence D. Fink
aka Larry Fink, Larry D. Fink
“$130 billion of net inflows in the first quarter. That drove 8% organic base fee growth, representing our highest first quarter in the last five years. Over the last twelve months, clients entrusted BlackRock with $744 billion in net new assets, powering 10% organic base fee growth.”
“The Department of Labor's proposed rule is a major development towards a framework to include private assets in target date funds. BlackRock will be at the forefront of this opportunity. We have a $600 billion LifePath target date franchise.”
Laurence D. Fink
Chairman and CEO of BlackRock (BLK). Primary source on institutional flows, ETF market structure, private markets adoption in retirement, and BLK's whole-portfolio consolidation strategy.
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laurence-fink in 2026-04-14-earnings-blk-q1-fy2026: "$130 billion of net inflows in the first quarter. That drove 8% organic base fee growth, representing our highest first quarter in the last five years. Over the last twelve months, clients entrusted BlackRock with $744 billion in net new assets, powering 10% organic base fee growth."
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laurence-fink in 2026-04-14-earnings-blk-q1-fy2026: "The Department of Labor's proposed rule is a major development towards a framework to include private assets in target date funds. BlackRock will be at the forefront of this opportunity. We have a $600 billion LifePath target date franchise, where we saw $15 billion of net inflows in the quarter."
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laurence-fink in 2026-04-14-earnings-blk-q1-fy2026: "The world feels different — not just uncertain, but different. The world is reorganizing around self-reliance. AI is reshaping how we live and how we work. Private markets are a large and growing part of the capital markets. Clients are turning to BlackRock to help them understand what this means for their portfolios."