Forays into the alternative investments space, including the purchase of an infrastructure manager this year and data provider Preqin, provided a buoyant backdrop for the US asset manager’s Q2 results this week.
BlackRock, the
world’s largest asset manager that recently pushed further into
the alternatives space with its Preqin purchase, this week
reported adjusted second-quarter 2024 net income of $1.55
billion, up from $1.399 billion in the same three months of
2023.
The operating margin, adjusted, rose to 44.1 per cent from 42.5
per cent, BlackRock said in a statement.
Revenue, on a GAAP accounting basis, rose to $4.805 billion from
$4.463 billion.
Assets under management rose to $10.645 trillion from $9.425
trillion; total net inflows rose to $81.6 billion in the latest
quarter, up from $80.1 billion a year ago.
“BlackRock is executing on the broadest opportunity set we’ve
seen in years, including in private markets, Aladdin, and whole
portfolio solutions across both ETFs and active. At the same
time, we are opening up meaningful new growth markets for our
clients and shareholders with our planned acquisitions of Global
Infrastructure Partners and Preqin,” Laurence Fink, CEO, said.
Aladdin is a portfolio management software that provides
investment professionals a way to view and manage daily
investments.
As for Preqin, this is a provider of data on alternative
investments such as private equity, venture capital, private
credit, hedge funds and property. BlackRock announced it had
agreed to buy Preqin a few days ago. Earlier this year, it also
bought Global Infrastructure Partners in a deal signaling the
firm’s ambitions to expand capabilities in the infrastructure
space.)