December 2019
Strategy
Regime change: how manager changes impact performance
Does a change in manager result in improved trust performance?
12 Dec
12 Dec
Fund Research
BlackRock Sustainable American Income
Since a management change in 2014, BRNA has been one of the great turnaround stories...
31 Dec
31 Dec
September 2019
Features
Where next for the US stock market?
25 Sep
25 Sep
October 2018
Strategy
The Trump effect
Two years after the shock election of Donald Trump, we take a look at what the Trump administration has really meant for US markets and the trusts that invest in them...
31 Oct
31 Oct
Fund Research
BlackRock Sustainable American Income
A diversified portfolio comprised mainly of US equities, BRNA produced almost double the return in NAV terms of the Russell 1000 Value index in 2017, and has comfortably outperformed the benchmark so far in 2018...
31 Oct
31 Oct
April 2018
Fund Research
The $23.9 trillion dollar question*
Are US equities, which have hit record highs on 71 occasions in the last 12 months, overpriced or are they actually trading at a price worth paying?
26 Apr
26 Apr
Fund Research
BlackRock Sustainable American Income
A large cap portfolio, focused on high quality companies, positioned for an inflationary environment with significant exposure to banks
26 Apr
26 Apr
December 2017
Fund research
BlackRock Frontiers
A high-quality trust managed by an experienced and well-resourced team that offers exposure to lowly correlated frontier markets
19 Dec
19 Dec
Fund research
BlackRock Emerging Europe
A high conviction, macro-aware stockpicking trust that focuses on European emerging markets such as Russia and Turkey...
06 Dec
06 Dec
June 2017
Strategy
What does the future hold for US markets?
As the 45th president of the United States settles into the role, BlackRock North American Income Trust co-manager Tony DeSpirito talks about the future for the North American markets in the wake of a new political and economic environment.
28 Jun
28 Jun
Strategy
What's driving frontier markets?
Can political and economic reforms make a difference when it comes to looking for growth?
27 Jun
27 Jun
Strategy
Signs of continental shift
BlackRock's Stefan Gries explains what's driving opportunities in Greater Europe...
15 Jun
15 Jun
Strategy
Right place, right time
BlackRock's David Zhao and Franco Tapia explain how 2016 was a year of two halves for the US stock markets as the prospect of a return to growth improved the fortunes for certain market sectors.
12 Jun
12 Jun
Strategy
The long game
Highlights from BlackRock Income & Growth's annual general meeting...
08 Jun
08 Jun
Strategy
Emerging Opportunities
BlackRock's Chris Colunga discusses the advantages of emerging European countries...
05 Jun
05 Jun
Fund Research
BlackRock Frontiers
A growth focused trust which invests in some of the world's most exotic markets, managed by a highly experienced team...
28 Jun
28 Jun
Fund Research
BlackRock Energy and Resources Income
A predominately equity-focused portfolio offering exposure to the global mining and energy sectors which pays a significant yield...
28 Jun
28 Jun
Fund Research
Gabelli Value Plus+
A newly launched but highly-differentiated US equity trust, run by an experienced investment team with a tried and tested value process...
21 Jun
21 Jun
Fund Research
BlackRock Sustainable American Income
An income-orientated US equity trust with a decent track record of outperformance since its change in strategy...
13 Jun
13 Jun
Fund Research
BlackRock World Mining
A commodity focused investment trust that has undergone a difficult period but the managers have done much in terms of rebuilding the portfolio...
06 Jun
06 Jun