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2026-05-01
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BlackRock submitted a 17-page comment letter to the OCC on May 1, 2026, opposing a 20% cap on tokenized reserve assets and advocating for the inclusion of Treasury ETFs as eligible reserves under the GENIUS Act.
2026-05-01
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The Circle Reserve Fund (USDXX) reported a 7-day SEC yield of 3.59% as of May 1, 2026, with 100% of its weekly liquid assets held in U.S. Treasuries and repurchase agreements.
2025-12-31
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AUM reached a record $14.04 trillion in Dec 2025, driven by $698 billion in net inflows.
2025-08-15
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CEO Larry Fink was appointed interim co-chair of the World Economic Forum board in August 2025.
2024-06-15
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BlackRock's absence from Lobbying Disclosure Act filings despite extensive federal regulatory exposure across multiple agencies suggests systematic use of trade association intermediaries to avoid direct lobbying…
2024-06-15
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BlackRock's trade association memberships in SIFMA, ICI, and similar organizations represent potential seven-figure annual indirect lobbying expenditures that bypass individual company disclosure requirements under…
2024-06-15
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Specific contract values, award dates, and detailed terms would require direct search of USASpending.gov database for current and historical records
2024-06-15
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Complete documentation of BlackRock's federal financial relationships requires searching at minimum six different record systems: USASpending.gov, Federal Reserve FOIA responses, FRTIB contract records, SEC EDGAR…
2024-06-15
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SECONDARY
The combination of BlackRock's subsidiary enforcement pattern and lack of direct LDA filings indicates a deliberate corporate strategy to fragment regulatory and political footprints across legal entities
2024-06-15
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SECONDARY
The absence of direct BlackRock lobbying disclosures in available databases suggests either incomplete record systems or strategic use of third-party advocacy through industry trade associations
2024-06-15
Transactions
SECONDARY
BlackRock operates multiple SEC-registered investment adviser subsidiaries that have faced separate enforcement actions, complicating aggregate tracking of the firm's regulatory history
2024-06-15
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SECONDARY
BlackRock operates under multiple subsidiary legal entities for federal contracting purposes, including BlackRock Financial Management Inc., BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, BlackRock Fund Advisors, and BlackRock…
2024-06-15
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BlackRock PAC contribution records are publicly available through the FEC under Committee ID C00458588, enabling verification of recipient committee assignments
2024-06-15
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Federal Reserve Bank of New York contracts with private asset managers including BlackRock are not subject to Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and therefore do not appear in USASpending.gov, requiring FOIA…
2024-06-15
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SECONDARY
Federal Reserve Bank of New York contracts with BlackRock's Financial Markets Advisory division are exempt from Federal Acquisition Regulations, meaning potential conflicts would not trigger standard government…
2024-06-15
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No SEC enforcement action has specifically alleged conflicts of interest arising from BlackRock's simultaneous government advisory and private asset management roles, though enforcement actions against BlackRock…
2024-06-15
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BlackRock's SEC 10-K annual reports contain Item 3 (Legal Proceedings) disclosures that would identify any material derivative lawsuits against board members, providing primary-source verification of such litigation
2024-06-15
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The specific dollar amounts and full scope of BlackRock's federal contracts require direct verification on USASpending.gov as contract values and terms are updated regularly
2024-06-15
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SECONDARY
BlackRock PAC is registered with the FEC under Committee ID C00458588, providing a searchable record of all PAC contributions to federal candidates
2024-06-15
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BlackRock's political influence strategy appears fragmented across multiple legal entities and potentially indirect through trade associations, with no direct lobbying disclosures found despite the firm's extensive…
2024-06-15
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Federal Reserve Bank of New York contracts with BlackRock may not appear in USASpending.gov because the Federal Reserve operates outside standard federal procurement regulations, requiring separate FOIA requests or Fed…
2024-06-15
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SECONDARY
OpenSecrets aggregates BlackRock-affiliated contributions under the organization profile, combining PAC and individual employee contributions for each election cycle
2024-06-15
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Federal contracts with BlackRock entities would be searchable on USASpending.gov under recipient names including 'BlackRock, Inc.', 'BlackRock Financial Management', and 'BlackRock Institutional Trust Company'
2024-06-15
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BlackRock's exemption from standard Federal Acquisition Regulations in its Fed contracts means the TSP-advisory conflict would not trigger conventional procurement conflict-of-interest reviews
2024-01-10
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BlackRock is the issuer of the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), the largest U.S. spot-Bitcoin ETF by assets, registered in 2024.
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