Scaling BlackRock mountain

Scaling BlackRock mountain
Larry Fink has announced BlackRock's first-half results. (Image: Supplied)
David Chaplin
In the BlackRock Candy Mountains, it’s the best we’ve seen in years Whole portfolio solutions rain inflows by the scoreAnd private asset markets drive strong growth every day And equities and ETF fees bring profit more and moreWhere bond funds fill with retail cashAnd the index never fallsAnd margins kept expanding right through 2024(Trad. folk, Larry Fink)Barely shifting needlePress conferences might be more fun with musical accompaniment, but Larry Fink, BlackRock chief, stuck to the prosaic when announcing June quarter...

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