BlackRock pushes into Europe's 'robo-advice' market
Asset manager takes a stake in digital investment manager Scalable Capital
London
BLACKROCK, the world's biggest asset manager, made its first push into Europe's "robo-advice" market on Tuesday after taking a stake in Anglo-German digital investment manager Scalable Capital.
BlackRock, which manages US$5.4 trillion across a range of actively managed and index-tracking funds, led a 30 million euro (S$46 million) funding round for Scalable alongside its two existing German venture capital backers, a joint statement said.
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