BlackRock Quarterly Profit Beats Estimates as Rise in Assets Boosts Fee Income

BlackRock Quarterly Profit Beats Estimates as Rise in Assets Boosts Fee Income
A sign for BlackRock Inc. hangs above their building in New York on July 16, 2018. Lucas Jackson/Reuters
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BlackRock Inc., the world’s largest money manager beat third-quarter profit estimates as an improving economy helped boost its assets under management, driving up fee income.

Asset managers have benefited from rising global financial markets in recent quarters as investors put money to work, making the most of the post-pandemic economic reopening, driven by progress on vaccinations and strong fiscal and monetary aid.