April 2023
Features
The outlook for the world’s smallest markets
Frontier markets have navigated some significant headwinds in 2022, but the outlook for the year ahead looks brighter, says Emily Fletcher, manager of the BlackRock Frontiers Investment Trust...
28 Apr
28 Apr
Features
Latin America: first out of the blocks?
Latin America has been resilient over the past 12 months, and could be early to recover when the inflation environment shifts, says Christoph Brinkmann, portfolio manager on the BlackRock Latin American Investment trust...
21 Apr
21 Apr
Features
A focus on fundamentals: European equities in the year ahead
For the past 12 months, stock markets have been blown about by macroeconomic news. Will they start to look more closely at individual companies in in the year ahead?
21 Apr
21 Apr
Fund Research
BlackRock Sustainable American Income
BRSA: with a repeat of the last ten years of stock market behaviour seemingly unlikely, could value and sustainability come to the fore..?
20 Apr
20 Apr
March 2023
Features
The art of picking a good stock
Finding resilient companies becomes particularly important at times of weak economic growth. At BlackRock, our analyst team are looking for certain key characteristics to identify companies that can thrive even in tough times...
31 Mar
31 Mar
Features
Investment trusts and your portfolio
Investment trusts can help create a balanced, sustainable ISA portfolio, by improving diversification, enhancing income generation, or allowing flexibility in volatile markets...
31 Mar
31 Mar
Features
Going against the grain
BRSC’s discount and recent performance could mean there’s room for cautious optimism…
30 Mar
30 Mar
Features
The challenge of turbulent markets
Good companies can still thrive, even in the toughest economic conditions. This year’s ISA season comes amid the most difficult environment for a decade. How do BlackRock fund managers put themselves in the best position to find opportunities?
24 Mar
24 Mar
Features
Has the world fundamentally changed?
As inflation and interest rates rise, investors will need to adjust to a new normal, but certain types of company can thrive in all conditions...
24 Mar
24 Mar
News
Results analysis: BlackRock World Mining
2022 represented another strong year for BRWM’s NAV and share price…
07 Mar
07 Mar
Fund Research
BlackRock Energy and Resources Income
BERI offers a pragmatic and realistic approach to the net-zero investment theme…
06 Mar
06 Mar
February 2023
News
Results analysis: BlackRock Throgmorton
Performance improved for THRG in the second half of the 2022 financial year…
13 Feb
13 Feb
News
Results analysis: BlackRock Income and Growth
BRIG has proved resilient to market wobbles and is a differentiated income proposition with the discount close to double digits…
10 Feb
10 Feb
News
Results analysis: BlackRock Energy and Resources Income
BERI has had another strong year with the share price more than doubling over the past two financial years…
10 Feb
10 Feb
Fund Research
BlackRock Greater Europe
BRGE offers exposure to high quality companies in a region currently unloved by investors, and a recovery could surprise on the upside...
07 Feb
07 Feb
January 2023
News
Results analysis: BlackRock Sustainable American Income
BRSA’s value-based investment style shows defensive qualities in difficult market conditions…
31 Jan
31 Jan
Fund Research
BlackRock Latin American
Latin America looks set to recover first, according to the managers of BRLA…
18 Jan
18 Jan
December 2022
Events
Live sessions today - Live from London
Forgot to register for our Live from London event? Here are the details of today’s line-up of investment companies. Join us with an easy-access link to the presentations...
07 Dec
07 Dec
News
Results analysis: BlackRock Frontiers
BRFI has significantly outperformed the key emerging market indices in 2021 and 2022…
14 Dec
14 Dec
Fund Research
BlackRock Frontiers
BRFI’s unique investment proposition has outperformed mainstream emerging market funds for two years running…
21 Dec
21 Dec
Fund Research
BlackRock World Mining
BRWM can be seen as a diversified and nimble virtual mining company…
16 Dec
16 Dec
November 2022
Replay
Slides and Audio: BlackRock Smaller Companies
Download the presentation and listen to the audio from our webinar from 15 November...
24 Nov
24 Nov
Features
Finding reasons to be cheerful in European equities
2022 has been grim for investors in European equities. The economic environment remains challenging, but, says Stefan Gries, Co-Manager of the BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust plc, there are some reasons to be more optimistic...
25 Nov
25 Nov
Features
The mining sector: cyclical weakness versus structural strength
It has been a tougher time for certain commodities in recent months as fears over the global economy mount. The longer-term outlook for the mining sector is still buoyant, argues Evy Hambro, co-manager of the BlackRock World Mining Trust...
18 Nov
18 Nov
Features
The future of the energy market
The energy sector has been weaker in recent months as investors have started to anticipate significantly weaker global growth. Cyclicality has been a persistent feature of commodity markets and they will not be immune in an economic downturn. However, recent weakness in the energy sector is obfuscating some very important structural issues. Such is the tightness in global energy markets and we believe the outlook is becoming increasingly constructive, says Mark Hume, co-manager of the BlackRock Energy and Resources Income Trust plc...
04 Nov
04 Nov
News
Results analysis: BlackRock Greater Europe
BRGE’s managers report share prices in long-term growth opportunities are reflecting poor sentiment, not fundamentals…
10 Nov
10 Nov
Fund Research
BlackRock Smaller Companies
BRSC’s wide discount and lower portfolio valuations may offer an attractive entry opportunity for long-term investors...
24 Nov
24 Nov
Fund Research
BlackRock Throgmorton Trust
THRG’s manager argues macro is driving short-term volatility, but fundamentals should prevail in the long term…
04 Nov
04 Nov