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- BlackRock is the largest asset management firm, overseeing $9.1 trillion as of September.
- Founder-led BlackRock is molding the next generation of management and seeking out deals.
- Here is the latest reporting from Business Insider on BlackRock's executives, funds, and more.
BlackRock oversees $9.1 trillion in assets as the world's largest money manager, and it's amassed enormous power through its many funds and high-profile chief executive and cofounder, Larry Fink. It's gone from a company mainly known only on Wall Street to one the general public now knows best for two things: its sheer size and ESG investing.