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Are the Big Three Asset Managers Beneficial Stewards or Corporate Overlords?

Reynolds Holding

At the end of the first quarter of 2024, BlackRock’s assets under management (AUM)accounted for $10.5 The Big Three hold just over 20 percent of total market capitalization in the U.S. At the same time, managing systematic risk becomes more crucial for them than for investors in a single firm. trillion and $4.3

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Shadow SEC: The Value of an Independent SEC

Reynolds Holding

Regulatory changes introduce uncertainty, and their effects are further confounded by the ever-present unpredictability of markets even known variations, whether from unpredictability in inflation and interest rates driven by the Fed, or the basic requirements for capital-raising and deployment set by the SEC equate to risk.