InvestmentsTop Global NewsMarketsReal Estate BlackRock profit beats estimates as assets top US$7 trillion By financialnews_rlv83x - January 15, 2020 0 66 BlackRock Inc , the world’s largest asset manager, reported a 40.3per cent rise in fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday, as more money rolled into its low-risk exchange-traded funds and cash management business amid concerns of slowing global growth.