World Largest $10 Trillion Asset Manager BlackRock Chairman & CEO Larry Fink & Top Executives Pay Packages for 2023 under Scrutiny for Misalignment Between Company Performance & Pay Packages by 2 United States Proxy-Voting Advisors Institutional Shareholder Services & Glass Lewis, Larry Fink Pay in 2023 of $27 Million Higher than Median CEO Pay at Peer Firms of $21.5 Million, BlackRock 5-Year Total Returns Outperformed S&P 500 But Lagged on 1-Year & 3-Year Returns, 2 Proxy-Voting Advisors Recommend to Shareholders to Vote Against BlackRock Executives Pay Packages, Activist Investment Firm Bluebell Capital Partners Proposed BlackRock to Split Roles of Chairman & CEO Currently Held by Larry Fink
15th May 2024 | Hong Kong
The world largest asset manager BlackRock ($10 trillion AUM) Chairman & CEO Larry Fink & top executives pay packages for 2023 are under scrutiny for misalignment between company performance & pay packages by 2 United States proxy-voting advisors Institutional Shareholder Services & Glass Lewis. Larry Fink pay in 2023 of $27 million is higher than median CEO pay at peer firms of $21.5 million. BlackRock 5-year total returns had outperformed S&P 500 but lagged on 1-year & 3-year returns. The 2 proxy-voting advisors (Institutional Shareholder Services & Glass Lewis) are recommending to shareholders to vote against BlackRock executives pay packages, and activist investment firm Bluebell Capital Partners is proposing BlackRock to split the roles of Chairman & CEO currently held by Larry Fink. BlackRock current market value is $121 billion (15/5/24), +2% YTD, +26% in the last 12 months and +85% in the last 5 years. In January 2024, BlackRock announced a 3% job cut representing around 600 of 20,000 employees but expect have more employees due to expansion of other businesses (hiring). In 2023 October, the United States Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) has fined asset manager BlackRock $2.5 million for wrongly describing invested company Aviron in “Entertainment, Print & Advertising” as “Diversified Financial Services” company and overstating Aviron interest rate payout (BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust 2015 to 2019). In 2023 August, BlackRock and index provider MSCI are being investigated by United States (House of Representatives select committee for China) for directing United States’ capital into blacklisted China companies. In 2023 April, France union protestors have protested inside BlackRock Paris headquarter (6/4/23) to oppose pension reform of retirement age raised by 2 years to age 64 from Year 2027 (to be able to receive pension funds thereafter). The protest lasted around 30 minutes.
“ World Largest $10 Trillion Asset Manager BlackRock Chairman & CEO Larry Fink & Top Executives Pay Packages for 2023 under Scrutiny for Misalignment Between Company Performance & Pay Packages by 2 United States Proxy-Voting Advisors Institutional Shareholder Services & Glass Lewis, Larry Fink Pay in 2023 of $27 Million Higher than Median CEO Pay at Peer Firms of $21.5 Million, BlackRock 5-Year Total Returns Outperformed S&P 500 But Lagged on 1-Year & 3-Year Returns, 2 Proxy-Voting Advisors Recommend to Shareholders to Vote Against BlackRock Executives Pay Packages, Activist Investment Firm Bluebell Capital Partners Proposed BlackRock to Split Roles of Chairman & CEO Currently Held by Larry Fink “
World Largest Asset Manager $9.1 Trillion BlackRock Announced 3% Job Cut Representing Around 600 of 20,000 Employees But Expect More Employees Due to Expansion of Other Businesses, 2.5% Job Cut in 2023 January Representing Around 500 of 19,800 Employees
10th January 2024 – The world largest asset manager BlackRock ($9.1 trillion AUM) has announced a 3% job cut representing around 600 of 20,000 employees but expect have more employees due to expansion of other businesses (hiring). In 2023 January, BlackRock announced a 2.5% job cut representing around 500 of 19,800 employees.
World Largest Asset Manager $9.1 Trillion BlackRock Announced 3% Job Cut Representing Around 600 of 20,000 Employees But Expect More Employees Due to Expansion of Other Businesses, 2.5% Job Cut in 2023 January Representing Around 500 of 19,800 Employees
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